In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.

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.

Your life today is a direct reflection of the decisions you made and the actions you took.

Where can one buy a lit of that *Right Stuff* bravado required to shrug off the fact that your airplane is now a convertible?

I wanted to be a King who would found a New World, not in some misty country far across the seas, but right here, right now, at home.

It's a funny thing about names, how they become a part of someone.

My talent lies in the fact that I cannot touch a camera without expressing myself.

To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.

It used to take years to become a junkie. But crack cut that down to 37 minutes.

Judge [Samuel] Alito has a reputation for being an exceptional and honest judge devoted to the rule of law, as well as being a man of integrity.

Never again will NAACP find itself near financial ruin.

Once I'm done, I'm done. I'm going to California.