"You can always control the results. You can always control your attitude and effort every day."

“I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.”

“Pride is not the heritage of man; humility should dwell with frailty, and atone for ignorance, error, and imperfection.”

“Favelas [slums] are not always a problem. Favelas can sometimes really be a solution.”

“Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.”

“I am 60, and I am as much an internationalist as when I was younger, when I was a Marxist-Leninist. Internationalism is one of the rare pieces of that heritage to which I remain loyal. That is Barack Obama's strength. A politician has finally understood that politics is not only about the closing of a mine in Ohio-it is also about the will to reach out, to embrace the world of today's young Americans. That way, young Americans may eventually reconcile with politics.”

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“Hey, we've all been to high school We've seen the in-crowds. Most of us have been in the outer crowds, the people who weren't in. Although I was never in, I was selling records and was very happy.”

“In trying to justify the humanities, as in trying to live a life, what may turn out to matter most is holding one's nerve.”

“.. the whole idea is that if you turn your amp up to 10, you should still be able to play at a whisper - you've got to learn to control your hands”