At the time of German Reunification, it was no secret that Germany would soon become the strongest political entity in the European Union. And that has happened.

We live, after all, in a world where illusions are sacred and truth profane.

The function of a bourgeois democracy is to secure the consent of the masses to their own exploitation and oppression.

The U.S. should come out openly and say to the world, "We are the only imperial power, and we're going to rule you, and if you don't like it you can lump it."

People are increasingly beginning to feel that democracy itself is being destroyed by this latest phase of globalization and that politics doesn't matter because it changes nothing.

There are different versions of Islam... it is meaningless to claim to speak in the name of a ‘real’ Islam.

The sobbing of the weak today is the sobbing of the victims of neoliberal policies. They consist of billions of people all over the world.

Even if you reject everything, it is always better to know what it is you are rejecting.

After flirting with neoisolationism, the U.S. is now deciding it wants to run the world.

American imperialism has always been the imperialism that has been frightened of speaking its name. Now it's beginning to do so. In a way, it's better. We know where we kneel.

Desperation is the result of globalization.

You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive.

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business.

These aren't my rules. Come to think of it. I don't have any rules.

I want my tombstone to read: If this is a joke, I don't get it.

My greatest weapon is mute prayer.

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

Forever only takes its toll on some

You just had to know where to look.

Our suffering is caused by holding on to how things might have been, should have been, could have been.