Human society is inconceivable unless words are to some extent bonds.

The trade-off between freedom and security, so often proposed so seductively, very often leads to the loss of both.

There can be no progress without head-on confrontation.

Trust is not the same as faith. A friend is someone you trust. Putting faith in anyone is a mistake.

The politicized sponsors of this pseudoscientific nonsense should be ashamed to live, let alone die. If you want to take part in the “war” against cancer, and other terrible maladies, too, then join the battle against their lethal stupidity.

For the people who ostensibly wish me well or are worried about my immortal soul, I say I take it kindly.

In a Pyongyang restaurant, don't ever ask for a doggie bag.