"Documentaries were necessary for my growth as a person. I grew up very sheltered and it was a form of expressing myself."

“I try to talk as little as possible, unless I see something that I might disagree with.”

Source : Source: collider.com

“We had in the West a very romantic vision of Russia back in 1991, when the Soviet Union died and whatever is Russia began to emerge. And we began to think of it as a democracy. We're going to bring it into the West. All is going to be wonderful. That was never in the cards.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

“The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations.”

Source : "Preview: Ken Livingstone: 'The world is run by monsters'". Interview with Jemima Khan, www.newstatesman.com. February 8, 2012.

“We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground.”

“My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.”

“Yoga is the study of the human body. It is the surge for the human soul.”

“Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams—either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it’s dependent upon those who stand beside you.”

“We must seek, in studying God, to be led to God.”