The question of international norms or international resolutions, you know, coming from Mr. Obama is not really about whether there are international norms or resolutions to uphold.

Leadership is another word for preparation.

I consider this a kind of neoliberalism of the Left, this rise and promotion of spontaneity above preparation.

The best intentions (of respect and tolerance) can often be annoying to those whose cultures are not in dominance: we feel that we are often zoological specimens.

Where there is a living memory of struggle, they have a living memory of the rebellion. Where there's no struggle afterward the rebellion is forgotten.

To build a mass movement, nonviolence is indispensable.

To be a Communist or to be somebody who believes in the future is a curious thing. So you have to live with people around you, you have to be with the people.

I understand politically that uprisings take place as a combination of spontaneity and preparation, not that preparation is more important than spontaneity.

You cannot have politics without building mass-movements.

You see often it's not ideas, it's inertia, it's bureaucratism, it's all the other things that sometimes come in the way of a good idea.

Where there is no history of struggle after an uprising, the living memory dies.

Let peace, concord and unanimity reign among all Christian people...for without peace we cannot please God.

I was sitting on a bench having a bagel, but from where I was both jogging and scullng looks good to me. -- Sam

If you play with fire, you're gonna get burned.

The wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way.

I think when you love music, you love a lot of it. Now when it comes to jazz, it's very much in the hyperions of height. You go exploring every night.

If we do our best, God will do the rest.

Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.

We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.

The pamphlet was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners.