"I am a man who believes in miracles, but I also believe in hard work."

"The worst thing is not that the world is ruled by the wicked, but that it is ruled by the incompetent."

"The only way to save the world is to save ourselves."

"Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life."

"Without free, independent, and strong popular opinion, there can be no democracy."