One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression. Patriotism becomes the order of the day, and those who question the war are seen as traitors, to be silenced and imprisoned.

We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair.

But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power.

But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.

Education can, and should be, dangerous.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win.

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience.

The true Epicurean cultivates the capacity to take pleasure in simple things, while those around him chase pleasure in more things.

I am a great mother.

A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs.

There is always a certain peace in being what one is in being that completely.

At the end of the day, stories connect us, not politics. And there's so many stories out there waiting to be told. It's just a matter of who's out there listening.

Air travel efficiency would improve if more travelers started going to less popular places.

I believe in a fight between me & Wilder... I can come out on top

As a girl, I was always told I was nasty or dirty if I was sexual in any way. Americans are such prudes.

It was autumn and falling stars Covered the shrivelled forms Crouched in the moonlight.

Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow.