I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale.

You are either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist.

I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign to raise awareness of the people in this country.

I am not very moved by historical apologies.

A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines.

I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either.

I think ideas should be flying about and banging into each other. It is a kind of energy. If you occupy static positions, then things sort of ossify.

All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don't seem to have a hobby or anything.

I never believed that Israel had the right to exist at all.

I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come.

Didn't I seize the fire of ideas and make them leap, tear, fly, sing

To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.

Jesus takes the chaos of the world upon Himself.

The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.

I'm always trying to mentor young women. I speak on college campuses and I have events in my own studio where I open it up to women's groups to learn. I feel really strongly about it.

Thankfully, I'm not superstitious.

You know the law, Dresden." "He who kills the cheer springs for beer," chanted the rest of the table.

Untested assumptions and lazy habits of thought can be shown up, once put in a spotlight of a different hue.

It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence.

As we meet and touch, each day, The many travelers on our way, Let every such brief contact be A glorious, helpful minister.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.