I admit that the eyes of the intellectually and culturally lively tend to glaze over at the mere mention of sociology, often with ample justification.

Academic sociologists have been trained to conceive of their discipline - sociology - as the scientific study of society, and to remit to the sister discipline of psychology the study of individuals.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

Our life is all about personal choices we make. We choose the life we live.

Begin each day with positive affirmations.

If we should promise people nothing better than only revolution they would scratch their heads and say 'Isn't it better to have good goulash?'

Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age.

I was against it [Trans-Pacific Partnership] once , it was finally negotiated and the terms were laid out.

But Mike was like a Bjork song-all happy and giddy and fun on the surface, but bubbling with turmoil and pain underneath.

To make a commencement requires a mental effort.

People have a right to violence, to rebel, to fight back. And given what the United States Government and Western powers have done to the third world, I feel that these countries should fight back.

Don't allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart.