I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

All of Africa will be free before we can get a lousy cup of coffee.

A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.

It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian.

Tell me, he said, "What is this thing about time? Why is it better to be late than early? People are always saying, we must wait, we must wait. what are they waiting for?" "Well […] I guess people wait in order to make sure of what they feel." "And when you have waited—-has it made you sure?

Man cannot live by profit alone.

Artists are here to disturb the peace.