"Syrian people have right to fight for democracy and freedom in their country but they don't need the penetration of foreign elements, fundamentalist ideologies and violence."

“A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned.”

“There is no perfect painting and there is no perfect solution.”

“He hath desired to bring the souls of other men to heaven; let his soul be brought to heaven.”

“nobody can save you but yourself and you’re worth saving. it’s a war not easily won but if anything is worth winning then this is it.”

Source : Charles Bukowski (2003). “Sunlight Here I Am: Interviews and Encounters, 1963-1993”

“Live in your imagination today, for tomorrow it can become your reality.”

“Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one's dog, dress or duck-shooting hat, but a human being presents a more difficult problem. The rich might wish to experience feelings of affection, but it is almost impossible to chip away the enamel of their narcissism. They take up all the space in all the mirrors in the house. Their children, who represent the most present and therefore the most annoying claim on their attention, usually receive the brunt of their irritation.”

“At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.”

“The error seems not sufficiently eradicated, that the operations of the mind, as well as the acts of the body, are subject to the coercion of the laws. But our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them. The rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others.”