Unregulated competition is a naive metaphor for anarchy.

Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... Only a sailor can set them straight.

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system has made us fear standing out in any serious way.

The recession is over." This phrase has been used twice a year since 1973 by government leaders throughout the West. Its meaning is unclear. See: Depression.

Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery.

Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen.

People cannot do what they cannot think, and they cannot think what they cannot say.

If economists were doctors, they would today be mired in malpractice suits.

Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate.

If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural state.

Blow wind and crack your cheeks. Rage! Blow!

When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that's come through all that I've come through, still standing, it's amazing.

On motionless wing they emerge from the lifting mists, sweep a final arc of sky, and settle in clangorous descending spirals to their feeding grounds. A new day has begun on the crane marsh.

You could love your crazy people, even admire them, instead of resenting that they're not self-sufficient.

You know, it was just another presentation of my work, and a funny one, because the cards are quite different from the normal Tarot deck, no?

There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts.

Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.

God's grace is not limited by any ecclesiastical barriers.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

I think there's a form of honesty, because I used to be very honest with the press, and then it backfired on me, and I understood it.