Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.

By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority.

Dictatorships are never as strong as they think they are, and people are never as weak as they think they are.

You have a chance of learning -- if you want to and youre not arrogant.

Nonviolent struggle is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom.

As soon as you choose to fight with violence you're choosing to fight against your opponents best weapons and you have to be smarter than that.

It's a nonsense assumption that you can get rid of terrorism with war. Terrorism is taking the lives of innocent people to gain your objective. War is basically the same thing on a larger scale.

Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.

Some foreign states will act against a dictatorship only to gain their own economic, political, or military control over the country.

It causes us to focus our attention on ourselves and draws us away from God

Love yourself’ the social horde spouts from on high, mere moments later they frown at a bypassing narcissist.

I don't think the Chinese look out at the world and want to overturn the system.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

I am really very, very tired of everything - more than tired.

We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives.

I believe in not over thinking things too much. When the right thing comes along, you really don't have a choice.

My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem.

Lilly was not crazy. She left a serious suicide note. 'Sorry,' said the note. 'Just not big enough.

If Jesus Christ had run as an independent, Rick Perry would have beat him.