Christianity has not conquered nationalism; the opposite has been the case nationalism has made Christianity its footstool.
Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.
Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.
War – conflict where people are made to kill to live. Caused by less than 1% of a population – and experienced by the rest.
Zeitgeist – spirit of the age. No such thing. Imposition by hierarchy. People rebel – & are marginalised; or follow, chained.
The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.
The food you eat can be either the safest & most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison
I believe politics is a team sport. That, for awful and unfortunate reasons beyond any of our control, the American system only allows, effectively, for two teams.
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.
You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women.
This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization.
My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist.
I wore only black socks, because I had heard that white ones were the classic sign of the American tourist. Black ones though,- those'll fool 'em. I supposed I hoped the European locals' conversation would go something like this: PIERRE: Ha! Look at ...
In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery
tu es noeud de relations et rien d'autre. Et tu existes par tes liens. Tes liens existent par toi. Le temple existe par chacune des pierres. (chapitre CLXXV)
The so-called symptoms of disease are manifestations of an inherent principle of the organism to restore healthy function and to resist offending agents and influences.
(My proudest moment as a child was the time I beat my uncle Pierre at Scrabble with the seven-letter word FARTING.)
You see Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Nadal, Pete Sampras - they were all great when they were young. As a coach, you can see that type of talent at an early age.
It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
When you have traveled the world, won Olympic gold, and gone through a very public court battle against your parents all by the age of seventeen, surprises don't come easy.
