If you're going to fail, you'd rather fail early than fail late in general.

Political life loves some volatility.

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

To become a philosopher, start by walking very slowly.

I want them poor and they deserve to be poor. You can't have capitalism without punishment.

I'm in favour of religion as a tamer of arrogance. For a Greek Orthodox, the idea of God as creator outside the human is not God in God's terms. My God isn't the God of George Bush.

You need a story to displace a story.