"With all my traveling around the world I would say that South Vietnam was not as corrupted as people want to talk about it because it is a matter of degrees."

“Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.”

“Not getting our needs fulfilled is painful - but it's a sweet pain, not suffering, which is what comes from life-alienated thinking and interpretation.”

“If you are not annoying someone, you are not doing anything new”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 10, 2016

“Whether you say, 'I can' or 'I can't,' you're right either way.”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 25, 2009

“We are really the victims of our own problems”

“The script was always the most important thing to me and I loved the script. For one thing, I've always admired trees. I just worship them. Think what trees have witnessed, what history, such as living through the Civil War, yet they still survive.”

“We'll eradicate Twitter. I don't care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic. There is now a scourge that is called Twitter. The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society. They came to me with this case of Twitter ignoring case of smeared housewife. I said, let's solve this.”

Source : "Feathers Fly As Top Turkish Officials Square Off Over Twitter Ban". "The Two-Way", www.npr.org. March 21, 2014.

“Americans are obsessed with wild, outlandish things. Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, and Michael Jackson are all wild, outlandish things.”