Most anger stems from feelings of weakness, sadness and fear: hard to remember when one is at the receiving end of its defiant roar.

It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do.

People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages.

A simple problem of arithmetic: there are far more ambitions than there are grand destinies available.

Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them.

The problem is if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you’ll also, by implication … believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there.

As victims of hurt, we frequently don't bring up what ails us, because so many wounds look absurd in the light of day.