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.

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.

I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale.

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.

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

Hang on, did you just call me Angel?" "If I did?

I'm a little nuts. I'm a lot nuts. All I know is that in the midst of the madness of this world it's my therapy. The music touches my heartstrings.

Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

To be honest, when I can feel that a lot of people are watching me, I get a little scared, but at the same time, it inspires me.

Your words can permanently influence a life.

In black and white you suggest, in color you state.

I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.

There's usually nothing in a guy's joke in which we have to understand what's going on in someone else's mind.

When one goes to see Modern Times, for instance, one understands much more about socialism than listening to the man who was then head of the Socialist movement in Italy.

All problems are people problems. And most people problems are people refusing to act like people.