There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege.

One needs solitude and quiet to think. The cacophony of modern culture is designed to make that impossible.

Becoming vegan is the most important and direct change we can immediately make to save the planet and its species.

The press, or at least most of it, has lost the passion, the outrage, and the sense of mission that once drove reporters to defy authority and tell the truth.

Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.

The true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers.

A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.

Unfettered capitalism is a revolutionary force that consumes greater and greater numbers of human lives until it finally consumes itself.

I don't fight fascists because I'll win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.

We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception.

War in the end is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of soldiers by politicians, and of idealists by cynics.

The only thing that comes to those who wait is leftovers.

And although we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid.

time never heals everything in life, but memories do

To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough.

There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.

If you can't beat 'em, cooperate 'em to death!

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

God has condescended to become an author, and yet people will not read his writings. There are very few that ever gave this Book of God, the grand charter of salvation, one fair reading through.

Late night television is ready for someone like me... standards have gone to an all-time low.

But if the U.S. were to leave now and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united country, that would definitely be a second mistake.