I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power.

The media must be used effectively to reach the masses. You have to find a new language in which to address the people and demonstrate what is possible.

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.

Mythology can be used, and has been used, even to re-state, you know, the very urgent problems of the world.

My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at all to do with a volatile human condition or struggle or whatever. It enriches me as a human being.

I never hesitated, as a student, in embracing the necessity of violence. In South Africa, I didn't just accept it; I looked forward to it as a mission.