The Chinese did after all decide that the Soviet Union was a greater threat than the United States and decided to come to terms with the United States when Nixon visits China.

Leadership is another word for preparation.

I consider this a kind of neoliberalism of the Left, this rise and promotion of spontaneity above preparation.

The best intentions (of respect and tolerance) can often be annoying to those whose cultures are not in dominance: we feel that we are often zoological specimens.

Where there is a living memory of struggle, they have a living memory of the rebellion. Where there's no struggle afterward the rebellion is forgotten.

To build a mass movement, nonviolence is indispensable.

To be a Communist or to be somebody who believes in the future is a curious thing. So you have to live with people around you, you have to be with the people.

I understand politically that uprisings take place as a combination of spontaneity and preparation, not that preparation is more important than spontaneity.

You cannot have politics without building mass-movements.

You see often it's not ideas, it's inertia, it's bureaucratism, it's all the other things that sometimes come in the way of a good idea.

Where there is no history of struggle after an uprising, the living memory dies.

Love transforms pleasure into pain.

There is grace for survival

The external evils are nothing compared to the evils that we harbor in our souls.

If a man wants to be of the greatest possible value to his fellow-creatures let him begin the long solitary task of perfecting himself.

Great, as long as you're happy

There are no bad boys. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking.

How to obtain freedom has been, and is, mankind's most important quest.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace

When I make a film, I'm not doing it purely for political reasons. If I just wanted to do that, I'd run for office.

We all possess exactly what we need to be our greatest selves.