It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes.

Watching people just look out for themselves I think is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society how it operates and how that reflects their so-called betters.

AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.

If you look at the footballers you look at our celebrity culture we seem to be saying 'This is the way you want to be'. We seem to be a society that celebrates all the wrong people.

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction.

American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.

One thing that I feel very very strongly is that we talk about Islamic countries Islamic people Islamic leaders as either moderates or extremists. It's almost like there are only two categories of Muslims. And actually that doesn't show respect. It shows lack of understanding of the diversity of Muslim thought.