"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."

"It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played."

"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."

"Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi Germany, that does not mean that people were not in good spirits, or anything of that sort, but something much deeper and more important."

"The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing."

"From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition."

"Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no."

"We just can't shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it's also fun."