"There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism."

“How long will the heathens rage?”

“One should not think, 'My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.' God can be realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.”

“Yes, I have actually mined coal, and distilled liquor, as well as seen a girl in a pink dress, and seen her take it off. I am 54 years old, weigh 220 pounds, and look like the chief dispatcher of a long-distance driving concern. I am a registered Democrat. I drink.”

Source : James M. Cain (1982). “The Butterfly”, Random House Digital, Inc.

“I didn't watch a lot of TV growing up.”

“If you want to see what judgment looks like, go to the cross. If you want to see what love looks like, go to the cross.”

“It's unfair of a circle to accuse the angle of being sharp.”

Source : Multatuli, E. M. Beekman (1974). “The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of Multatuli”, p.54, Univ of Massachusetts Press

“I overcome failure by doing it again and trying not to make the same mistake.”

“Take off that darn fur coat!...Or maybe you'd like to have us open all the windows.”