Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies.

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it.

Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the products that they produce. This is as true in a global economy as a national one.

Every traveler has their unique observation of the place they have been.

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.

Could be. I’m a pretty dangerous dude when I’m cornered.” “Yeah,” said the voice from under the table, “you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel.

There was mass hysteria in the Chess Recording Studio when I did the "Shapes of Things" solo ... they weren't expecting it, and it was just some weird mist coming from the East out of an amp.

Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too.

I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women.

True literature is more than just a story someone has told. It must provide the reader with the essence of the world on a moral, philosophical and emotional level.

There's always a lot of pressure with big projects and so as a writer you have to be robust and flexible, with a tough hide.

It's always exciting that you can rub elbows with some of the greatest players who have ever played the game, and just being around the "family" again from baseball.

When their love was not reciprocated, it could quickly turn to violent hatred.