The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests.

You ride astride the imaginary in order to hunt down the real.

Better still - your history has shown how powerful a moral catharsis expressed through popular resistance to injustice can sometimes be; I have in mind the grassroots opposition to the Vietnam War.

In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an ostensible transparency, even though the ultimate objective is clear.

In dancing with the enemy one follows his steps even if counting under one's breath.

The world, our world, has existed since night of time, yet every day we must recreate it. If we did not walk upon the earth, it would not exist.

Even ivory towers need central heating.

The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's interests.

I think it's an area that one writes from that is curious because it is not a clearly defined partisan one.

I came, I saw, I was confused.

Americans have mastered the art of living with the unacceptable.

Money is good, but I prefer food, water, gold, weapon and energy.

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

A man should remove not only unnecessary acts but also unnecessary thoughts for then superfluous activity will not follow.

It's always better to be wise than to be smart.

Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm only falling apart.

Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk's Well?

Long John Silver's wife, Short, who said to John, If the shoe fits... Never got a dinner!

Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves.

I grew up speaking Spanish and English. My mother can speak Spanish, English, French and Italian, and she's pretty good at faking Portuguese. I wish that I spoke more languages than I do.

We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour.