"By which I get my wealth-- And very gladly will I drink Your Honour's noble health."

“Manufacturing and other unskilled professions that were union jobs, that allowed people to live a middle-class life, are disappearing both because unions are disappearing and because of the global nature of the economy.”

Source : Interview with Ezra Klein, voices.washingtonpost.com. April 14, 2010.

“When you're taking care of the customer, you can never do too much. And there is no wrong way... if it comes from the heart.”

“What good is democracy if you can't get what you want?”

Source : Laura Pritchett (2011). “Sky Bridge: A Novel”, p.86, Milkweed Editions

“There are times when I wouldn't rule violence out. I personally don't like violence at all. But it wasn't until we had the Trafalgar Square riots that the Poll Tax went out in Britain. When people take to the streets and fight the police, it's the one thing the government can't control. You can march round in circles for the rest of your life and they can ignore it, but once you start damaging property and fighting with the police, they can't. Even though they tar you with a brush and say you're a set of bastards, they have to actually tone down what they are doing.”

“As told in Friendship with God, if we simply decided to believe and act as if first, we're all one, and second, life is eternal, it would render virtually everything we've done all our lives pointless.”

“To be sure, not all moments are equally fleeting. Some moments last longer than others. And certain events do reoccur more than once and even recur repeatedly. Sometimes you do get more than one chance. Sometimes you don't. It helps to know how long a window of opportunity you have and if you'll get another chance.”

“Spotted Park Bench I am a park bench. Ordinary words cannot express my thoughts on birds.”

Source : J. Patrick Lewis (2014). “If You Were a Chocolate Mustache”, p.98, Highlights Press

“The point of life was to press on, to do the best you can, to make the world a better place.”