The refugees flee to protect their families from violence; the Europeans, on the other hand, fear for their jobs that they need to feed their families.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

You aren't going to save the world on your own. But you might inspire a generation of kids to save it for all of us. You would be amazed at what inspired children can do.

Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love.

Empathy is really important.. Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our full potential.

Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.

If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.. Follow your Dreams.

The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Your life matters. You can't live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what's most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

There are no easy paths in this life. And when troubles arise, we must face them with the same dignity as we do success.

Scratch a cynic and you will find a disappointed romantic.

Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.

I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons.

I've arranged with my executor to be buried in Chicago. Because when I die, I want to still remain active politically.

Fragility is the quality of things that are vulnerable to volatility.

For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.

To make knowledge productive, we will have to learn to see both forest and tree. We will have to learn to connect.

We have laws against polluting our rivers but not against polluting our minds.

I don't want to make music for people who don't care about music.