A human being is a being who is constantly 'under construction,' but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction.

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.

by and large, mothers and house wives are the only workers who do not have regular time off.They are the great vacationless class

Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks.

I love to play. I love, opera, hiking and museums. The one thing I don't do is sit. I have a tremendous amount of energy.

I don't get all the anger that is thrown at comedians.

Prayer is not a preparation for work, it IS work. Prayer is not a preparation for the battle, it IS the battle. Prayer is two-fold: definite asking and definite waiting to receive.

It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived.

because the hardest boss a man can ever have is himself.

I have an idea that conscience impedes quite as many merits as faults, is a sort of alloy, a nickel which may prevent silver from bending but also prevents it from shining.

We know that it's hard enough being a teenager. It's particularly hard being a teenager who's coming out.

I don't like to be in front of the camera - my place is behind the camera.