Terrorism seems to be the ugly twin of democracy. We need to learn to live with it because we are vulnerable to it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes democracy learn live
You can't negotiate in public. People won't make concessions in public. They will do that in private. Like sausage making, you have to do it behind closed doors. Jonathan Powell closeconcessiondoor Change image and share on social
There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved. Jonathan Powell conflictsolveworld Change image and share on social
If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people. Jonathan Powell makemeetnice Change image and share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social
I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. Steve Earle contagiousdemocracyobvious Change image and share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social