There isn't a war on terror, there is a war of terror.

Official truths are often powerful illusions.

It is time we recognized that the real terrorism is poverty.

During my lifetime, America has been constantly waging war against much of humanity: impoverished people mostly, in stricken places.

It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surround it.

If I were a teacher, I would recommend that all my students very hurriedly read most of Orwell's books, especially 1984 and Animal Farm, because then they'd begin to understand the world we live in.

Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war.

Secretive power loathes journalists who do their job: who push back screens, peer behind façades, lift rocks. Opprobrium from on high is their badge of honour.

There is no war on terrorism; it is the great game speeded up. The difference is the rampant nature of the superpower, ensuring infinite dangers for us all.

In these surreal days, there is one truth. Nothing justified the killing of innocent people in America last week and nothing justifies the killing of innocent people anywhere else.

An elite group of less than a billion people now take more than 80 per cent of the world's wealth.

Be the compassion you seek.

Every writer dreams of writing a book that will touch people.

If you can stay in love for more than two years, you're on something.

Out of the bars and into the streets!

Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure

The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress.

The illuminated life can happen now, in the moments left. Die to your ego, and become a True Human Being.

Instead of seeking success we should look for fulfillment. And fulfillment is giving total attention to the process of living.

If you voluntarily quit in the face of adversity, you'll wonder about it for the rest of your life.

My fans are my family, because they understand me and I understand them.