"The European Union, which is not directly responsible to voters, provides an irresistible opportunity for European elites to seize power in order to impose their own vision on a newly socially regimented Europe."

“Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Half effort does not produce half results, it produces no results.”

“I know I would have learned a huge amount had I read the Bible with my rabbi. But I also would have missed a huge amount, and I would have been guided down the narrow paths where the rabbi led me, not the paths that I chose for myself.”

Source : "Slate: David Plotz Discusses 'Good Book' and What He Learned Blogging the Bible". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. March 4, 2009.

“The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.”

“I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.”

“An artist has to train his responses more than other people do. He has to be as disciplined as a mathematician. Discipline is not a restriction but an aid to freedom. It prepares an artist to choose his own limitations…”

“A wise person does not fear the edges and fringes, but studies them. Indeed, he or she is often in them, working to make change happen.”

Source : Laurie Beth Jones (2011). “Jesus in Blue Jeans: A Practical Guide to Everyday Spirituality”, p.66, Hachette UK

“Reduce your wants and lead a happy and contented life. Never hurt the feelings of others and be kind to all. Think of God as soon as you get up and when you go to bed.”

“The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.”