Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written.
“As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked at and watched, but there's a paradoxical bit that wants to run away.”
“We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence.”