While Argentina, Brazil, and Chile - what in textbooks used to be called the ABC countries - seem settled into democratic politics and free market economics, the Andean countries are in disarray.
I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?
Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you don't centralize power, you have the risk of losing the country.
Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.
Congress hasn't declared war on the countries - the majority of them are our allies - but without asking for public permission, NSA is running network operations against them that affect millions of innocent people. And for what? So we can have secre...
I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight.
I always felt that if countries knew each other better, there would be less war. Often, conflict goes with demonizing other countries and cultures.
Edward D. Wood, Jr.: ...and then, Dr. Vornoff falls into the pit, and his own octupus attacks and eats him. The end. Old Man McCoy: Whew! That's quite a story. Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Yes. Old Man McCoy: So, uh, you made the movie, and now you wanna mak...
Wisdom comes through suffering or old age.
That's the privilege of old age: You don't have to remember.
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
The trick is growing up without growing old.
Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.
There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.
Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.
The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.
Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.
The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
