Terrorism is in good part an effective government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention from governmental abuse toward a mostly imagined, highly dangerous outside enemy.
One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.
I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they talk about you and they whisper and it is very disconcerting; it is a very odd feeling.
People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their behavior out of reason in a way that animals can't do.
In rising financial markets, the world is forever new. The bull or optimist has no eyes for past or present, but only for the future, where streams of revenue play in his imagination.
I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.
Suffering, it turns out, demands profound imagination. A new future has to be conjured up because the old future isn't there anymore.
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.
The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics.
There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
Reading and life are not separate but symbiotic. And for this serious task of imaginative discovery and self-discovery, there is and remains one perfect symbol: the printed book.
I kind of blossomed backwards. I got cancer, fell in love and have a magical life. I never imagined it would happen that way, but you just go with the flow, right?
Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.
I don't have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I'm going to keep talking. I can't imagine a life without doing standup.
I never imagined when I began writing in the early 1960s I'd become professional and my life would be transformed.
I got involved in music because I love everything about it, but now I'm in it you see the other side and it isn't much fun. Not as glamorous and enjoyable as you imagine.
If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.
I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
Imagine this: Ice is coming to YOUR house. Can you HEAR it knocking? Are you ready? What will YOU do?
I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.
I always had a soft spot for Sherlock Holmes and used to imagine helping him out.
