British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

Directing is more like you're being a psychologist and you're kind of analyzing the situation and evaluating each person for their idiosyncrasies.

In a sense, I'm the one who ruined me: I did it myself.

Gabriel is a unique archangel in the sense that it is almost certain that she is the only female in the higher echelons.

If you desire to become a more generous person, don't wait for your income to change. Change your heart.

The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up behind me to get a good pitch to hit.

Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible.

Tragedy had sent me headlong into reality. All the things I had seen before now looked different, even nature.