The preeminent obstacle to peace is Israel's colonization of Palestine.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.

The two words expressed volumes.

It was another dark and windy night. Like so many others.

Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.

The nights were blinding cold and casket black and the long reach of the morning had a terrible silence to it.

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

I think I would like to write screenplays, books, really anything.

How can I keep my soul in me, so that it doesn't touch your soul? How can I raise it high enough, past you, to other things?

I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.

Firemen don't talk about whether a burning warehouse is worth saving.

To me YES, AND means don't be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you're adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.