Courage is the first spiritual quality that you need to have.

Fashion is merely a saying: I belong to your world. I'm wearing the same uniform as your army, so don't shoot.

It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.

Walking helps me a lot to feel alive, and I do this every single day, my wife and I. We have long conversations about nature, and we also walk silently, just contemplating.

Our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive.

We hereby declare the end to the wall dividing the sacred from the profane: from now on, all is sacred.