It is a well known urban myth that the French don't trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It's not that they are tight with money - they just don't trust anyone.

Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.

My role [as a war correspondent] is to bring a voice to people who are voiceless [and] to shine a light in the darkest corners of the world.

Human memory is short and terribly fickle.

In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations.

Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.

There is a romantic, often misguided, misconception among the British that life in France is akin to life in Paradise.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. It's therapy.

You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living.

As we grow better, we meet better people.

Every time someone turns on a TV, I go in the other room and read.

I am geared towards communicating on a female level.

Government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top.

When in doubt, stand still.

It takes two seconds to tell the truth and it costs nothing. A lie takes time and it costs everything.

You take me in, no questions asked. You strip away the ugliness that surrounds me. Are you an angel?