The idea that people should be allowed to decide something about their own fate is just anathema to European elites.

Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can't afford the time to think.

The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.

That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.

Jingoism, racism, fear, religious fundamentalism: these are the ways of appealing to people if you're trying to organize a mass base of support for policies that are really intended to crush them.

There's a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much.

The world is a very puzzling place. If you're not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else's mind.

Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think.

Nobody should have any illusions. The United States has essentially a one-party system and the ruling party is the business party.

If you want to control a population... give them a God to worship.

A language is not just words. It's a culture, a tradition, a unification of a community, a whole history that creates what a community is. It's all embodied in a language.

Drifting with things is a habit it takes almost dying to break.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

Not everything you believe that you can achieve, can be achieved but that won't stop you from trying.

Life and summer are fleeting, ’ sang the bird. ‘Snow and dark, and the winter comes. Nothing remains the same.

Imagination grows by exercise and contrary to common belief is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion.

Express your admiration for the traits, possessions or accomplishments of your customer. Little things mean a lot.

Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!

Only cheaters prosper.

Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.