“Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.”
Achtung! Vorurteile (2003); original German: "Der Terrorismus, der im furchtbaren 11. September kulminierte, ist ein Krieg der Armen gegen die Reichen. Der Krieg ist ein Terrorismus der Reichen gegen die Armen." typically cited in short: "Terrorismus ist der Krieg der Armen und der Krieg ist der Terrorismus der Reichen."
“To all those who by accident or design, have not been included in this book.”
Dedication page
Dear Me (1977)
Act I
Romanoff and Juliet (1956)
Billy Budd (1962)
“Good-bye to you too ol' Rights of Man!”
Bill Budd, as he is impressed into service aboard the warship HMS Avenger
Billy Budd (1962)
As quoted in Words and Their Masters (1974) by Israel Shenker, p. 170
“Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.”
As quoted in The Book of Quotes (1979) by Barbara Rowes, p. 164
“The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.”
As quoted in International Herald Tribune (12 March 1990)
“Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.”
As quoted in Backstabbing for Beginners : My Crash Course in International Diplomacy (2008) by Michael Soussan, p. 316
“Sex is a conversation carried out by other means.”
As quoted in Marriages and Families (1997) by Mary Ann Lamanna, p. 69
“I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins.”
As quoted in TIME magazine obituary, (5 April 2004) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501040412-607849,00.html, p. 22, which noted that his great-grandfather had married the Princess of Ethiopia.
“Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.”
2000 Years of Disbelief : Famous People with the Courage to Doubt (1996) by James A. Haught