Saving time, it seems, has a primacy that's too rarely examined.
Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.
The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.
The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
It always seems impossible until its done.
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. . . Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.
I never retouch a sketch: I take a canvas the same size, as I may change the composition somewhat. But I always strive to give the same feeling, while carrying it on further.
All the people in Korea are cheering me like I'm a gold medalist or something, so I have a responsibility to my country.
She made herself stronger by fighting with the wind.
In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable.