Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations.

Official truths are often powerful illusions.

It is time we recognized that the real terrorism is poverty.

During my lifetime, America has been constantly waging war against much of humanity: impoverished people mostly, in stricken places.

It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surround it.

There isn't a war on terror, there is a war of terror.

If I were a teacher, I would recommend that all my students very hurriedly read most of Orwell's books, especially 1984 and Animal Farm, because then they'd begin to understand the world we live in.

Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war.

Secretive power loathes journalists who do their job: who push back screens, peer behind façades, lift rocks. Opprobrium from on high is their badge of honour.

There is no war on terrorism; it is the great game speeded up. The difference is the rampant nature of the superpower, ensuring infinite dangers for us all.

In these surreal days, there is one truth. Nothing justified the killing of innocent people in America last week and nothing justifies the killing of innocent people anywhere else.

Life is marathon, not a sprint. It is a race we are all guaranteed to finish, so run wisely.

Self-awareness happens when we become aware of other people, things and places around us and how we are all connected.

my unexpected trip to the light may have been cancelled, but here I was, still paying the cost of the return ticket

There should be, methinks, as little merit in loving a woman for her beauty as in loving a man for his prosperity; both being equally subject to change.

The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray.

It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them.

Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child.

Never insult a writer. You may find yourself immortalized in ways you may not appreciate.

…only a poet could frame a language that could frame a world.

The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up.