Your political views really denote your spiritual views.
A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.
My greatest achievement is being able to write records that are real snapshots of what's going on in my life. I won't repeat myself for the sake of commerce, or to please other people.
My grandmother was a church organist, but we only went on Easter and Christmas Eve sometimes.
Nobody has a right to call me or the prime minister a thief and a liar.
The narrative related to economics is, I think, very well understood even by the common man.
A border is a border. I have to be conscious of both my borders. I will also have be conscious of my sea. It is less talked about.
From the beginning of this century, for a decade as chief minister of Gujarat and for just over four years as India's PM, Modi has made an indelible mark in the annals of our history.
WTO is the only multilateral system in which developed and developing countries sit together at par.
Ob man 18 oder 40 Jahre alt ist, wir glauben wir wüssten was ab geht. Aber wenn du es schaffst, deine Reise fortzusetzen, ist es unglaublich wie wir merken, wie viel wir nicht wussten.
Ich habe festgestellt, dass das Leben an sich eine Gruppenarbeit ist; es ist eine Team-Sportart.
You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.
Manche Dinge lernt man nur durch Erfahrung.
When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.
We went to a small lake, Bass Lake. It was beautiful. It was perfectly still when we got there in the morning. The fog was lifting off the water. It was just magical. And we did catch some fish, 13 fish.
Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I know that the steps we're taking are the right steps.
We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.
There's only so far you can go before you say enough is enough.
Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.
We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.
The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
I love prosecuting cases, and I love doing investigations, particularly homicide investigations and the like, and that's why I became a prosecutor.
For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward.
I know when I was here prosecuting homicides in the District of Columbia, one of the most effective units here was the cold case squad, which had on it FBI agents, as well as Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives working together.
Perimeter defense may not matter if the enemy is inside the gates.
Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity set the expectations for behavior; they set a standard for our work. More than just a motto, for the men and women of the FBI, Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity is a way of life.
Music definitely gave me a focus. I was an artist without an outlet. Let's just say if I was not famous, I could have been infamous. I could've had my own episode of 'American Gangster.'
Antique things have an appreciation and worth. Something can be old, but it can be timeless; therefore, it becomes an antique. If this antique is preserved and deemed precious, it could be passed down as a family heirloom.
On a good day I think I'm handsome, on an average day I'm average. I'm a man's man so I don't necessarily know how cute we're supposed to be.
I tend to like antique things. Something can be old, but it can be timeless.
Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.
Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You're like, 'You put up the streamers, and you hire the DJ, and you get the punch bowl.' Some people are just like, 'This dance sucks.' And you're like, 'No no, this dance is awesome!' You have to be really positive.
I was a screenwriting major at Georgetown, and I was in class with some really strong writers like Jonathan Nolan, who co-wrote 'The Dark Knight' with Chris, his brother. He wrote 'The Prestige,' the story for 'Memento.'
The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.
I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in a while, you get those flashback memories of conversations you had with your exes, and you just, like, wince when you're walking down the street. Something occurs to you, 'Oh, no, I said that.'
I love pizza. I want to marry it, but it would just be to eat her family at the wedding.
Perfume is like a personal signature, which is why I like to mix my own. For years I've paired Femme by Rochas with Shalimar and love the results.
People have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that can only come from a human voice.
Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.
Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.
If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future.
You have to fill your cup. You then give away the overflowing, but you keep a cupful for yourself.
When you are real in your music, people know it and they feel your authenticity.
Most of us are imprisoned by something. We're living in darkness until something flips on the switch.
It sounds corny, but I've promised my inner child that never again will I ever abandon myself for anything or anyone else again.
Silence is refreshment for the soul.