The most successful modern states are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.

Le soleil, le foyer de tendresse et de vie, verse l'amour brûlant à la terre ravie.

After all, life is never so jolly or so miserable as people seem to think.

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure to the world.

Leadership is about making tough decisions for the long-term benefit of the company.