"I must stop him from being one of those who call themselves good because they have no claws."

-- Irvin D. Yalom

“adversity is so rough a teacher!”
“Our debt is out of control. What was a fiscal challenge is now a fiscal crisis. We cannot deny it; instead we must, as Americans, confront it responsibly. And that is exactly what Republicans pledge to do.”
“I would introduce myself if it were not useless. The name I had last night will not be the same as the name I have tonight. For the moment, then, let me say that I am thinking of Sam Slovoda.”
“The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
“First is first,Second is nothing”
“The novelties of one generation are only the resuscitated fashions of the generation before last.”
“People say you make your best work when in despair, but I think happiness is a good place to write from”

Source : Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2012.
“Does experience help? NO! Not if we are doing the wrong things.”

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