[Dissidents] groups would benefit enormously from learning about Ho Chi Minh's ideas on how to defeat a more popular enemy.

None of Ho Chi Minh's colleagues was as dedicated to the use of political struggle, psychological warfare, and diplomatic means as he was.

Ho Chi Minh preferred to use the tactics of negotiation and compromise, primarily because of his recognition that the revolutionary movement was militarily weaker than its adversaries.

When the advice of Moscow ran counter to [Ho Chi Minh's] own ideas - as in the 1930s - he kept his head down and waited until the situation changed in his favor with the beginning of the Pacific War.

Ho Chi Minh sought to defeat both adversaries [French and American] primarily by using diplomatic and political means, combined with paramilitary activities.

Finally, in 1954 [Ho Chi Minh] agreed to the Geneva Agreement, which divided the country temporarily into two zones, in the hope that national elections might unify the country under his leadership.

Many of the ideas of Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong came naturally to the young Ho Chi Minh, who would probably have applied the same strategy even had he not been aware of them.

I decided that after returning to the US to pursue an academic career I would eventually study the life of Ho Chi Minh to find the secret of his success.

I constantly yearn to celebrate life & its infinite manifestations, to examine the details of everything including the human heart & mind.

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

Because there'd be two languages I couldn't speak, French and English.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction

I love photography and art-directing is something that I really would enjoy to do.

Not much touches us, but we long to be touched. We lie awake at night willing the darkness to part and show us a vision.

I believe that behind every closed door there is an open space.

Finding the meaning of life is easy. Simply get a dictionary, go to the 'L' section, and find the word 'life.'

God will turn the might have been into a wonderful culture for the future.

I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.