The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order.

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.

The only knowledge that can truly orient action is knowledge that frees itself from mere human interests and is based in Ideas - in other words knowledge that has taken a theoretical attitude.

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical exploitation of the vulnerability of complex systems.

The task of universal pragmatics is to identify and reconstruct universal conditions of possible mutual understanding.

The speaker must choose a comprehensible expression so that speaker and hearer can understand one another.

Each murder is one too many.

Reaching and understanding is the process of bringing about an agreement on the presupposed basis of validity claims that are mutually recognized.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

I shall develop the thesis that anyone acting communicatively must, in performing any speech act, raise universal validity claims and suppose that they can be vindicated.

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of religious fanaticism

When you play, never mind who listens to you.

Once you say you're going to settle for second that's what happens to you.

Never underestimate the healing power of breath.

Real humility is something that no one else will see. No one will know about your humility, if it's real.

Some interests have got a footing on the earth which we have not made sufficient allowance for.

She had a short fuse this morning, because it was a day that ended with y, you see.

I don't have any premonitions. I don't have any supernatural powers. I just have a typical woman's intuition, and I go with that.

Junk food, junk religion, and junk products just leads to excessive numbers of junk people living junk lifestyles.

All Gods were immortal.

My father has been the real anchor of the family. Hes the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and me.