A cocktail will never be better than its cheapest ingredient.
He objected, though, to indiscriminate reading. 'One must have some question,' he wrote, 'addressed to the book one is going to read.
Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization
The law has no claim to human respect. It has no civilizing mission; its only purpose is to protect exploitation.
The hopeless don't revolt, because revolution is an act of hope.
Everywhere you will find that the wealth of the wealthy springs from the poverty of the poor.
Anarchy, when it works to destroy authority in all its aspects, when it demands the abrogation of laws and the abolition of the mechanism that serves to impose them, when it refuses all hierarchical organization and preaches free agreement - at the same time strives to maintain and enlarge the precious kernel of social customs without which no human or animal society can exist. Only, instead of demanding that those social customs should be maintained through the authority of a few, it demands it from the continued action of all.
My strength is character. I'm pretty good at building walking-talking humans with brains like beehives.
I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things.
We are seeking to avoid a new Cold War, avoid a new arms race, and, therefore, we continue to work for a more constructive relationship with Russia, including political dialogue with Russia.
The first music you really fall in love with is more than just music. It's something that clicks in you beyond the song; it's a message or image that causes you to jump in and not let go.