It is not true that good can follow only from good and evil only from evil, but that often the opposite is true.

In a democracy the people choose a leader in whom they trust. Then the chosen leader says, 'Now shut up and obey me.' People and party are then no longer free to interfere in his business.

The decisive means for politics is violence.

The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world.

A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.

Politics means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.

Nothing is worthy of man as man unless he can pursue it with passionate devotion.

All knowledge of cultural reality, as may be seen, is always knowledge from particular points of view.

Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.

Man does not by nature wish to earn more and more money.

The fully developed bureaucratic apparatus compares with other organisations exactly as does the machine with the non-mechanical modes of production.

When I’m away from you I am lost.But when I’m with you, I am lost in you.

Life can be pleasant or miserable. To lead a fruitful life, and to make it positive, practice analytical meditation.

Scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories

I see 'Ahab's Wife' as offering an alternative vision to

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.

The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.

The U.S. Coast Guard is a shining example of how well a Federal agency can perform with its flexibility, speed, and expertise.

Building up arms is not a substitute for diplomacy.

Resolution without routine is like a Ferrari without gas...it might look real good but it will get you no where.

The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger.