The psychological trauma of losing a job can be as great as the trauma of a divorce. It creates a lot of anger and emotional hardship. People may become quite depressed.

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

For anyone worn down, The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a bracing double cappuccino.

Considering the absence of legal coercion, the surprising thing is that men have for so long, and, on the whole, so reliably, adhered to what we might call the breadwinner ethic.

Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.

There is a vast difference between positive thinking and existential courage.

No one should be incarcerated for debt or squeezed for money they have no chance of getting their hands on.

Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.

Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.

For you it may be enjoyable to betraying but do you know you are killing one innocent person who trusted on you.So keep it mind your enjoy is not free.Someone paid for your fun by His/Her life

Self-understanding rather than self-condemnation is the way to inner peace and mature conscience.

I'm just doing the best I can now to keep this going... trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.

Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided.

The idea that any photography can't be personal is madness! I see something; it goes through my eye, brain, heart, guts; I choose the subject. What could be more personal than that?

To give up is easy. But to hold it together when everyone else thinks you'd fall apart is true strength.

Common sense is usually lack of imagination, and imagination is usually lack of common sense.

Revolution is like the daughters of Pelias: it cuts humanity to pieces in order to rejuvenate it.

Purity in person and in morals is true godliness.

People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing's as eternal as the dishes.