The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.

We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.

As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.

If you have Palestinians who have no hope, who don't have a job, who've used up all their resources, the notion of getting rid of violence is a dream.

The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.

The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.

Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty.

If you're changing the status quo, whatever move you make is disrupting something else.

So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. He is intricately involved in our lives and for that alone, we should be thankful.

If one does not develop, one goes down. In life, in ordinary conditions everything goes down, or one capacity may develop at the expense of another.

But nobody can run from their own demons.

Music is the voice of all humanity, of whatever time or place. In its presence, we are one.

Stubborn opposition to proposals often has no other basis than the complaining question, 'Why wasn't I consulted?'

There are only so many skaters like Brian Orser. Nobody is going to just step into his shoes.

I judge people's charm by the ease with which I express myself in their presence.

You're a beautiful drunk, daughter. But you're a drunk.

I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition

I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.