Doesn't anybody understand that killing in the name of God only makes Him a murderer?

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.

Having confidence in your obedience, offers yourself confidence and love.

I look out over my life and see a million question marks with only a few definitive exclamation points. I'm living for the next exclamation.

When Christ ascended Triumphantly from star to star He left the gates of Heaven ajar.

The romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

Taste begins when appetite is satisfied.

My favourite films are in languages I don't understand.

The ladder was there, from the gutter to the university, and for those stalwart enough to ascend it, the schools were a boon and a path out of poverty.

I think that music at inappropriate times with inappropriate volumes can be the funniest thing ever.

The Europe we are in the process of building is the Europe of the 21st century; it's not the Europe of the 20th century.

The great thing about getting older is that you learn not to care about being cool. I'm happy with who I am, I know what I like and I can't see myself changing… not for a little while, at least.