Except under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism.

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.

Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

Some Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

The relations between countries in the coming decade are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with other countries.

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

It’s called ”being an artist” for a reason

You can be all that you wish and desire to be.Take the challenge and pursue your most cherished dreams.

Ask yourself: If I can't avoid it, change it, or make it go away, what if I changed my response to it? What if I decided to stop letting it bother me?

If September 11th has taught us anything, it's certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.

I'm not opinionated; you're just wrong. -Bucky

There is no prayer or good work so great, so pleasing to God, so useful to us as the Mass.

I don't think I've ever googled myself.

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.

You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.

Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning.