World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.

The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around.

It's an improvisation on a theme. You know where you want to go, but you don't know how to get there. It's not linear.

If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim.

As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity.

Bureaucracies have a natural tendency not to cooperate, coordinate or consolidate with each other. They won't cooperate with each other - unless they are forced to do so by political level authority.