Not all possibilities are open to us. The world is finite; our hopes spill over its rim.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

You shall find true happiness once you have learnt to accept your loneliness.

A journey begins with a single step

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

All parties are good.

Look at the score at the end of the #game.

Refine your senses through the great masters of music, painting, and poetry.

We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.

The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.

The most vital, creative, and positive thoughts are those stated in the Bible. Its words are alive and form powerful thought processes.