The horrors of the Second World War, the chilling winds of the Cold War and the crushing weight of the Iron Curtain are little more than fading... →
Jan Peter Balkenende
Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism... →
Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace... →
I really feel like my goal, and I don't always achieve it, is to do the best work I can do, and stay out of the results. Because ultimately, the... →
Alan Ball
I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character's sexuality is fascinating. It's a great... →
As a writer, it's fun to create. And once you get into a long-running show with very established characters and a very established tone and... →
Depending on what happens with my directing career, I don't think I'll stop writing, even if I crash and burn in movies and TV. I'll go... →
Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be... →
Johnny Ball
I felt the pressure of imagination against the doors of my mind was so great that they were going to burst.
J. G. Ballard