The Soviet assumption that all other political life-forms and beliefs were inherently and immutably hostile was the simple and central cause of that Cold War.

The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.

To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault.

Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands.

You made a point about proof. In this sort of history we do nt have proof... Yet... the incontrovertibility of the evidence can be plain even when it is not documentary or complete.

Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.

So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love.

I'm not gonna lie, I love the holidays. But Christmas was a lot more fun when you weren't paying for it.

A flower is relatively small... Still in a way-nobody sees a flower-so I said to myself-I'll paint it big.

There is no unemployment in eco-systems

It's the strings vibrating at the same time but separately that makes a good marriage. It messy, it's complicated and it's quite wonderful.

I sing the progress of a deathless soul.

Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety.

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business.

If I had my choice, I would do the same little independent films, but they would have $100 million budgets, so I could get paid a fortune and hang out in a huge trailer.