Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
“I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in the Middle East.”
“No one was jumping up and saying, 'Yeah, let me give you money.' I had never held a camera in my hand - a home video camera, nothing. I had not directed.”