Paulo Coelho

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.

I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.

All women have a perception much more developed than men. So all women somehow, being repressed for so many millennia, they ended up by developing this sixth sense and contemplation and love. And this is something that we have a hard time to accept as part of our society.

I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.