With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem.

The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

The revolution taught me not to be consoled by other people's miseries, not to feel thankful because so many others had suffered more. Pain and loss, like love and joy, are unique and personal; they cannot be modified by comparison to others.

There is little consolation in the fact that millions of people are unhappier than we are. Why should other people's misery make us happier or more content?

I have a recurring fantasy that one more article has been added to the Bill of Rights: the right to free access to imagination.

Unfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested.

those who judge must take all aspects of an individual's personality into account.