Today's bread does not eliminate yesterday's hunger, much less that of tomorrow.

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.

I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan.

Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.

I am blessed with 365 days of thanksgiving and answered prayer.

Everyone must look out for himself, and the best time is had by those who're best able to decieve themselves.

A boy and a girl, fated to rule all. Two will rise, and One will fall.

I suppose he could be the mole, ” Shannon said. “What with his being completely insane and all.

That's a lot more legitimate than the retail therapy I do.

The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.

If you want to run an ad on the iPad, it has to be approved by Apple.

Everyone's opinions about things change over time. Nothing is constant. Everything changes. And to hold onto some dogged idea forever is a little rigid and maybe naive.

The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government that is there and creating their own.

Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you're lucky enough to continue the journey, its amazing how we keep learning how much we didn't know.