We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.

The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

The M-1 is the best tank in the world, if you can get it to the war in time, if you have a Saddam Hussein who'll give you seven months to move your forces in.

Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.

When the burden of life becomes heavier, when it starts crushing our shoulders with all its might, it is time to be stronger!

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

I don't live in France; I live in myself.

I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels.

I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.

Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.

It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn.

If you were in the Brondby dressing room right now, which of the Liverpool players would you be looking at?

Myself is thus and so, and will continue thus and so. And why fight it? My balance comes from instability.

The adventures of the boy who doesn't want to grow up has universal appeal. We all want to keep something of the child in us.