I don't know why I have these dreams. I've never wanted to be Pope. In fact, I have a greater affinity to Martin Luther.

We used to have lots of questions to which there were no answers. Now, with the computer, there are lots of answers to which we haven't thought up questions.

I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins.

The great thing about history is that it is adaptable.

To live like a poor man is only fun when you are rich.

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.