Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership.

Shortly, the public will be unable to reason or think for themselves. They'll only be able to parrot the information they've been given on the previous night's news.

People, governments and economies of all nations must serve the needs of multinational banks and corporations.

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.

Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen.

Today it is infinitely easier to kill one million people than to control one million people.

The key point to bear in mind is that Russia cannot be in Europe without Ukraine also being in Europe, whereas Ukraine can be in Europe without Russia being in Europe.

The scope of America's global hegemony is admittedly great, but its depth is shallow, limited by both domestic and external restraints.

The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism, attempted in the post-colonial age.

According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979.

One has to understand what the enemy is all about: the enemy's history, the enemy's culture, the enemy's aspirations. If you understand these well, you can perhaps move towards peace.

Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me, " said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just brought him.

One of the most frustrating words in the human language, as far as I could tell, was love" - Bethany

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

I'm a doctor and a politician. Weapons are foreign to me.

I tend to like to write a song and then think about it for a while. I record a demo of it and then put it away and wait until I've gotten more thoughts on it or get sure exactly how to approach it.

As long as you remember the person who loved you, and whom you still love, then you're making love endure.

We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.

I committed to doing everything I could to put compassion on the scientific map.

The ideal age for a boy to own a dog is between forty-five and fifty.

Man is not committed in detail by his biological constitution to any particular variety of behavior.