I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.

The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.

"The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one."

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can.