Reject racial or religious hate. Embrace moderate Islam
I think the election of Trump was an expression of what happens in ruling powers as they become alarmed.
When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U. S. inevitably had a serious problem about an encore: what now for our place in the world?
There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.
The best simpleminded test of expertise in a particular area is an ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences in that area.
Terrorism is really the only existential threat to America as we know it - as a free country that plays a leading role in the world.
The absence of a focal enemy, which is what the Cold War had provided; the complexity of the developments that are occurring that mean that the world is just extremely complicated - lots of different and competing stories and strands; the continuing reality of megaterrorism; and the dysfunctionality of our politics that has neglected the foundations of the U. S. role in the world; have altogether left us somewhat confused.
Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you've gotta perform them andor direct them, or sometimes just produce them.
Every sinew in my body came together in one perfect whole. But those who have ever experienced that feeling, and it doesn't happen very often, will tell you it's in a whole other place of experience from the usual ego or vanity that drives my game. So I'm not afraid to own it for what it was.
The press is supposed to equip people to act as citizens and not just consumers of programming that happens to be news.
The best way to show your gratitude to God and people is to accept everything with joy. . . . We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs from a heart that is in love with God. All over the world people are hungry and thirsty for God's love. We meet that hunger by spreading joy. Joy is one of the best safeguards against temptation.