"The riddle of Mozart is precisely that "the man" refuses to be a key for solving it. In death, as in life, he conceals himself behind his work."

“I'm a Republican and I'm gonna stay a Republican because they need somebody like me to stay in the Party and keep hammering away.”

“Guns are beautiful. But I don't like what they do.”

“When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.”

“Japan admitted the Imperial Army ordered the building of these brothels and the trafficking of the women. And now that it's been 70 years, there are only 46 remaining comfort women still alive in South Korea. So also in this deal, Japan is going to pay 1 billion yen - that's about 8 million U.S. dollars - to provide social services and health care to the surviving victims.”

Source : "South Korea, Japan Reach Major Deal On Wartime Sex Slaves". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. December 28, 2015.

“It was a great time to grow up in Chicago. It was the mid-80s, and we had the 85 Bears and the Michael Jordan era.”

“The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.”

Source : Theodor Reik (2002). “Love and Lust: On the Psychoanalysis of Romantic and Sexual Emotions”, p.190, Transaction Publishers

“Everyone smiles with that invisible gun to their head.”

“I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.”