Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind, because I was deprived of books, deprived of any means of writing, deprived of human companionship. You never know how much you need it until you're deprived of it.
African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance.
I've always written plays for the purpose of getting something out of my system.
You always assume for some strange reason that you need three meals a day.
There is not a special imposition on writers to be activists. All that does is encourage writers to write propaganda. Propaganda can be written by anybody, including dictators.
One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.
The blatant aggressiveness of theocracies I find distressing, because I grew up when Christians, Muslim and animists lived peacefully together.
I'm not sure I'm trying to communicate a message. I'm just trying to be part of the movement away from the unacceptable present.
Some of the greatest uprisings and consequent civil wars in Mexico have centered squarely on the ownership of land.
There are several silver linings on the horizon. The current account deficits in Spain and Portugal are declining because they have become more competitive and they're exporting more.
The presidency of the Euro group is an interesting and important task.
We cannot allow the bankruptcy of a euro member state like Greece to turn into a second Lehman Brothers.
My private financial situation is such that I don't need to worry about my investments. I don't have much to invest.
This much is true: When we created the euro, it wasn't possible to create a political union along with it. People weren't ready for that. But since then, they've grown more willing to go in that direction. It's a process, one that is sometimes labori...
Europe should speak more effectively and clearly with one voice in the world.
The German export successes are not the result of some sort of currency manipulation, but of the increased competitiveness of companies. The American growth model, on the other hand, is in a deep crisis.
I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find.
The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.
I'm most proud of the fact I carried myself on and off the field consistently for what the NFL stands for.
I can't write every day. I have to skip a day in between. If I try to do it every day, nothing comes.
I think I feel a little differently than other people do. For some reason I've never felt grown up.
