"It is not surprising that Venice is known above all for mirrors and glass since Venice is the most narcissistic city in the world, the city that celebrates self-mirroring."

“A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk.”

“No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present.”

“Don’t be against things so much as for things.”

“I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.”

“Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.”

Source : O. Henry (2016). “The Complete Works Of O. Henry”, p.776, ShandonPress

“One of the fundamental preconditions of successful socialist construction is to ensure the people's readiness to defend themselves from the ravages of probable regional or global wars on the basis of the balance of forces generating from the basic contradictions of our epoch.”

Source : "Revolutionary Ethiopia: From Empire to People's Republic". Book by Edmund J. Keller, 1991.

“I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry.”

“I’m not just living in the tradition and culture and the past, I also want to be connected to the future. The Apple Watch connects me to the future. My watch connects me to history, to eternity.”