Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally.

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many.

We are living in a world that is beyond controllability.

The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion.

Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes.

The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous.

You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances.

You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

I'll always be here if you need me. I may not share your faith, but I will always help you fight for what you believe in.

Your reciept is your library card." -- On what killed the brick and mortar bookstores.

I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good

Form and substance are one and the same. Form is the life expression and substance the living painting.

Truth and right are above utility in all realms of thought and action.

I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters.

I've never been more confused in my life, but at the same time I've never been more satisfied with what we've done.

Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing, let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up, look upward and say to yourself ... nothing is impossible!

I never had it in mind that I would start a company one day and it would really be successful. I have just been motivated by working on interesting technology