It is strange how the elderly fall silent when they ought to go on speaking, obliging the young to learn everything from scratch.

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.

One of Obama’s greatest failures will be his legacy of making millions completely dependent on government handouts, not work....So sad.

My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn't want to let them down.

I would like to devote myself to the cause of parental alienation.

Ugliness corrupts not only the eyes, but also the heart and mind.

The things required for prosperous labor, prosperous manufactures, and prosperous commerce are three. First, liberty; second, liberty; third, liberty.

Looking at everything through your phone is only numbing your perception - it does not really enhance your experience of life in any way.

When I read, I want to be fully transported to another place. I want to feel things, smell things.

Labor is the source of subsistence, capital is the source of affluence. My idea is to make everyone a capitalist, and therefore, financially secure.

When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her in the act.

I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind.