If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die

I am too old to think that numbers are creating change

The West hasn't been naïve, it has been patronizing the South by imposing its own views on what should be done - ironically after having been so close and so supportive of dictators who were not respecting the people.

Stand up for your values, be courageous and humble

To have a moral sense is not to be dogmatic in dealing with rules. It can be an open way with dealing with questions of objectives and purpose, which is completely different.

The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.

One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.