"To think that land reform is going to somehow automatically create an equitable system, I think that's just wrong. It's a very technical view of the world."

“The Western public should learn and remember one essential thing about China: no matter what European and North American propaganda barks about the People's Republic, China is much more "democratic" than the West. It is democratic in its own way.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

“Leash: n, a means by which animals, formerly running wild, are prevented from running tame, also.”

“You've got to block out all distractions when you train. Your focus has to be 100% into the rep. You've got to get into a zone. You know you're in the zone when guys in the gym look you in the eye and then quickly turn away 'cause they see the fire. You've got to be all business.”

“Everybody in Washington wants one of these jobs studies this book. It`s called the Plum Book because the people in Washington turn the pages looking for the plum that they want, the job that they want.”

“Standing is harder than moving.”

“Platonic England, house of solitudes, rests in its laurels and its injured stone”

Source : Geoffrey Hill (2013). “Broken Hierarchies: Poems 1952-2012”, p.129, Oxford University Press

“She was no closer to determining who might want her dead. There were just too many possibilities.”

Source : Gail Carriger (2010). “Blameless: Book 3 of The Parasol Protectorate”, p.34, Hachette UK

“It's better to be cautious and play it safe than regret pushing him too hard. We're supposed to get another read on it soon.”