Ah, in every age there is always some new wonder to astound mankind until they grow accustomed to it and lose interest.

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.

Please God, when I open my eyes, make this nightmare disappear.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

It should be the historian's business not to belittle but to illuminate the greatness of man's spirit.

You can't fake comedy - it's not like a movie, where a director can just cast a pretty face.

To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely such, is a great trust.

Time is heavy sometimes; imagine how heavy eternity must be.

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

A man of no conversation should smoke.

We aim to achieve general progress in relations between North Korea and Japan.

It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores.