Those who are late will be punished by life itself.

Though representatives of many ethnic groups came together in the United States, English became their common language. Apparently, this was a natural choice. One can imagine what would have happened if members of each nation moving to the U.S. had spoken only their own tongues and refused to learn English.

Political leaders still think things can be done through force, but that cannot solve terrorism. Backwardness is the breeding ground of terror, and that is what we have to fight.

We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. Every US president has to have a war.

People, human beings with all their creative diversity, are the makers of history.

I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.

You are fortunate to live here. If I were your President, I would levy a tax on you for living in San Francisco!