There needs to be a similar degree of flexibility and generosity in the recognition of the humaneness and worth of people who we generally consider as adversaries.

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.

But I MUST say what I feel and think in some way — it is such a relief! But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief.

He's got an overall flair for the game. It looks to me like he really loves what he does and he can't wait to get up in the morning, go hit some balls and go play.

I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.

The early firings contained many stones.

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan, focus, work hard and be very determined to achieve your goals.

You may not be where you want to be, but you can look back and be thankful you're not where you used to be.

That's what I loved about Temptation Island. I don't even know why they did it.

How does one get bored of life?

I’m not raising my kids to survive the world. I’m raising them to change it.

We have switched from defense to offense and in this battle all the members of the Hamas leadership are legitimate targets.