Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

The seeds of greatness are sown in ordinary soil.

Do good and inspire others to do good

My faith has wavered but has saved me.

The dark uneasy world of family life - where the greatest can fail and the humblest succeed.

I am easily influenced. Compared with me a weather vane is Gibraltar.

My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.

I finally got it: empower girls and everything changes.

We all have our limitations.

Peace is not a dream; it is hard work, and there is nothing naive, glamorous or simplistic about it.

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.