The atmosphere of fear and security manipulated by the government has converted American citizens into terrorist suspects who are all subject to arbitrary and unreviewable detention and surveillance.

To be a hegemon is inherently ambiguous, usually implying some mixture of dominance and legitimacy, that is, being seen as contributing global leadership in a generally benevolent manner.

As such the meaning of hegemony is subject to varying interpretations depending on how the historical role of the United States is interpreted.

The capitalist priority is efficiency of capital and profitability, which is generally inconsistent with protecting the vulnerabilities of people and nature.

The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice.

I once got a call from a bank, asking me to compute a mortgage, since their computers were down. This was a very depressing moment.

International law in its counter-hegemonic uses is very important in any domain where issues of legitimacy are significant, but is rarely able to have a corresponding behavioural impact.

As Gandhi famously responded when asked about "Western civilization," "I wish they had one," the same applies to "international community": "I wish there was one."

When I told my son that I had to give a talk about my work to non-mathematicians, he warned me that regular people don't think like mathematicians.

Our sense of the free market is variable, shifting from a more welfare-oriented model after the Great Depression to a capital-driven market after the collapse of socialism as a viable alternative.

America is perhaps best viewed as an 'authoritarian democracy' within its own territory and as 'a global state' of a new kind when considered internationally.

I am not the kind of girl who can trust a theory based on one person.

Stress happens when your mind resists what is...The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds.

I really don't think that Turkey has become more conservative. It just so happens that the conservatives are a lot more visible today than they were previously.

I did such a gigantic eye roll I almost fell over.

I think when I was younger, it was like - who cares? You don't realize the longterm effects. It takes its toll, which is I think why I'm better about it and take care of my body now more than ever.

We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can't realize how it enriches family life.

What kind of a goalkeeper is the one who is not tormented by the goal he has allowed? He must be tormented! And if he is calm, that means the end. No matter what he had in the past, he has no future.

I was something of a prankster. One time I put a ski mask on my head and used a fake gun on the school secretary so that I could get some of my friends out of detention.

I've never done a solo tour. I feel like getting out there and doing that.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.