"Pride, like laudanum and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large, quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others."

“India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.”

Source : "Manmohan’s India" by Hartosh Singh Bal, www.openthemagazine.com. August 08, 2009.

“Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.”

“Art thou in the darkness? Mind it not, for if thou dost it will feed thee more. But stand still, and act not, and wait in patience, till light arises out of darkness and leads thee.”

“We stand firmly behind the decision made at the summit in Bucharest where it was decided that Ukraine could one day become a member of NATO. That is not only in the interest of Ukraine, but also in the interest of Europe and peace on our continent. But we also know it will take a long time until Ukraine fulfills the standards for NATO membership.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

“Culture has to be constantly on the vanguard, too. It should be educating people, as it does in Latin America: thousands of great theatres, art cinemas, millions of free books distributed by the governments, public poetry readings, free public lectures, and all sorts of bookstores are open until early mornings, exhibitions reacting to the needs and sorrows of society, concerts of engaged music.”

“You may hate the war, but never hate the ones that fight. For they do not choose when or where to fight. All they chose was to protect who they love and even the people they don't know.”

“I was also always interested in the aesthetic realm - architecture and that kind of stuff - but music was my first love.”

“Hey, any time you're throwing bodies over board it is to save yourself.”