Civilization, after all, is defined by what we forbid, more than what we permit.

So when will be the time to get on the train? I think.....a little bit almost quite very soon and not long.

A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water

The only power that has any real meaning is the power to better the world.

The man grinned back at me with that perfect sincerity we fear and call simple-minded.

The cloak of the past is cut from patches of feeling ,and sewn with rebus threads.Most of the time , the best we can do is wrap it around ourselves for comfort or drag it behind us as we struggle to go on .

Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears.