It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

Give up trying to make me give up

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.

A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.

Forewarned, forearmed. To be prepared is half the victory.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot.

Learn to give, whether you have plenty or little, whether you are happy or in pain.

Even if you are divine, you don't disdain male consorts.

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story.

I'm not afraid of dying I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Your personal nature seeks its paradise.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.

Comedy is acting out optimism.