Every man has a mission from God to help his fellow beings.

For to keep at the top is harder almost than to get there

Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.

I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.

There are no office hours for leaders.

Berlioz says nothing in his music, but he says it magnificently.

No great thing comes to any person unless that person has courage.