All these years of thinking, ending up like this: In front of all this beauty, understanding nothing.
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Since the early '80s, I've found myself in war zones in various parts of the world.
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We're confronted with great darkness as a species right now as spiritual creatures on this planet. I don't think it's hopeless, and I don't want 'You've Never Seen Everything' to make people feel hopeless. But I think we've got to call a spade a spade.
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It sounds strange to say it, but you can be in a war zone and have a lot of fun. Even though war is essentially pain on all sides, human beings have the capacity to enjoy themselves. The soldiers are mostly young people, full of enthusiasm and energy, and that's an exciting thing for an old guy like me.
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There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one.
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In the absence of vision, there are nightmares.
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