The problem is that the right doesn't need any ideas to govern, but the left can't govern without ideas.

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.

I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan.

Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.

I dislike arranged marriages. There are some mistakes for which one should not be able to blame one's poor parents.

I would wish you gods speed but I don’t want you to waste time looking for him.

Managing in-home nursing is not always easy. It can be terribly frustrating sometimes, and it can take a while to feel like everything is under control, but success is possible.

I'd just much rather see an ugly person take the trash out than see somebody really pretty taking the trash out.

Believing in yourself you gain confidence, which allows you to relax. Relaxation is one of the most important parts about acting.

The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.

But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.

I went through a huge transition in my life where everything and everyone I knew and trusted didn't turn out to be that way.

Whatever it is, it's better in the wind.

Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see;For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.