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“Too often, contemning the external order as unspiritual, [the Puritan] has made it, and ultimately himself, less spiritual by reason of his contempt.”
Source : R. H. Tawney (2016). “Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism”, p.197, Verso Books
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“Marseilles isn't a city for tourists. There's nothing to see. Its beauty can't be photographed. It can only be shared. It's a place where you have to take sides, be passionately for or against. Only then can you see what there is to see. And you realize, too late, that you're in the middle of a tragedy. An ancient tragedy in which the hero is death. In Marseilles, even to lose you have to know how to fight.”
Source : Jean-Claude Izzo (2016). “Total Chaos”, p.28, Penguin
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“Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change.”
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“Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you're feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you.”
Source : Republican National Convention VP Nomination Acceptance, delivered 29 August 2012, Tampa, Florida
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“In conditions of uncertainty, humans, like other animals, herd together for protection.”
Source : "That Uncertain Feeling" by James Surowiecki, www.newyorker.com. September 1, 2008. 
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“Helping others entails learning how you are helped. In order to heal others, you must learn to heal yourself. Learning how to give to yourself is part of learning how to give to others. If you are stingy with yourself, you will be stingy with others. When you understand how everything is given to you, you will be able to give everything to others.”
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“I believe the teacher's work is largely negative, that it is largely a matter of saying, "This doesn't work because ..." or "This does work because ..." The because is very important. The teacher can help you understand the nature of your medium, and he can guide you in your reading.”
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“My fame is due to broadcast television.”
