We can escape from everything, but not from ourselves.

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.

And to think of all the colors in the world, blood chose to be red.

The person who knows his calling will not be embarrassed in front of great and famous people because he knows who he is, and he knows the purpose of his life

I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up!

Every single art form is involved in film, in a way.

I'm largely in favor of financial reform.

You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only one who does what you do.

The more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes.

You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.

The love had just vanished. We're still friendly.

Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control over what we do.