Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enrich your soul.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. 

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for others well-being, is source of happiness.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backwards.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.  

Common Sense is the realized sense of proportion.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.