There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens. – Leon Trotsky
Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man. – Leon Trotsky
Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from ones enemies. – Leon Trotsky
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. – Leon Trotsky
I was turning 20 during my first record. Those decade birthdays always kind of cause me, it seems, to reflect, look back, and then look forward. I just was closing this period of my life where I was living in a car and scrambling my whole life to then signing a six-record deal with Atlantic. – Jewel