"I would hazard the statement that in the broad sense [Ho Chi Minh's] ideas had triumphed, since the communist victory in Vietnam was a consequence of political, diplomatic, and psychological factors more than military ones. That is a tribute to the ideas that he introduced in his life and thought."

“I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.”

“Remember all of the 'me too' social networks built just to have a social feature Facebook and MySpace didn't have? I built one for political discussion called Essembly. It enabled unique and potentially transformative social interactions, but only 20,000 people ever used it.”

“Livability has always struck me as a consolation prize.”

Source : "Q&A | Portland author Jon Raymond". Interview with Michael Upchurch, www.seattletimes.com. January 14, 2009.

“There's 2 things I love in this world: Burritos and Murder”

“Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.”

“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation - is that good for the world?”

“To live without risk is to risk not living.”

“I envy all suffering, because suffering is necessary to become spiritually beautiful.”

Source : Andrew Davidson (2008). “The Gargoyle”, p.64, Anchor