He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
I believe that the existing power structures in Europe and Northeast Asia are not sustainable through 2020.
In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.
States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might.
The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.
Offensive realism predicts that the United States will send its army across the Atlantic when there is a potential hegemon in Europe that the local great powers cannot contain by themselves.
The reason why I'm popular as an artist in this country is because it suits the psyche of the nation at this time. Ten years ago, my work wouldn't have had any currency, any popularity at all. Before in this country, you had to be accepted. You had to be part of the group. Now it's probably more trendy to have a problem.
Writing an autobiography, usually thought of as a looking back, can just as well be a looking across or through, with the passing of time giving an X-ray quality to the eye.
I trim my opponents to fit my arrows.
It [the film industry] is not a glamorous industry. It's really, really hard, and you get told all the time, "You're not this, you're not that," and so you have to find a center.