Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.

Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.

The desire to reach hearts is wise

I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope.

The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.