"It's not just philosophy, not just words; it's knowing how the mind functions; only then can you develop loving-kindness; only then can you become a spiritual person."

“We try to coordinate regularly with Russia, as well as with others - except for the United States - on what is happening in the region. And we're open to discussing with everybody the situation in Syria, because we believe it's a common threat.”

Source : "Iran's Javad Zarif on Syria, Russia, and Donald Trump". Interview with Robin Wright, www.newyorker.com. December 18, 2015.

“It's not really about the material. It's about our capacity to shape things.”

“You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build.”

“The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.”

“Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.”

“When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day.”

Source : "A Personal Conversation with Joan Van Ark". Interview with Arthur Swift, www.angelfire.com. September 2, 2003.

“We are not anti-American. we do not dislike Americans though we abhor American imperialism in all its manifestations. But then, so do many Americans. Many of them have said that even more forthrightly than we have, and many of them have suffered more than any of us for their plain speaking.”

Source : Tommy Douglas' speech at NDP National Convention in Ottawa, Ontario, April 21, 1971.

“The reason to have a home is to keep certain people in and everyone else out.”

Source : Jenny Offill (2014). “Dept. of Speculation”, p.18, Vintage