War and it's tragic repercussions are inclusive of all; surely a model for peace should strive for such inclusiveness.

A universal ethos cannot be thought the property of any one culture.

To resolve such conflicts peacefully in our interdependent - or what I would like to call our intra-interdependent - world requires not just well-chosen words but sustained and unified action.

Democracy is not a commodity for import and export.

It is time for us Arabs and Muslims to formulate a committee of wise persons to bear the responsibility of engaging with this new American century.

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?

A warm dead photograph is much livelier than a living cold reality!

To live is to think.

The argument holds no water at all, not even a thimbleful.

I'm doing a collaborative project with another artist, Mary Hamill. My project is to gather the oral history of war widows, starting with the women of my village, Kop Nymit.

When I like a musician I want to see a picture or a video of them.

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.

It is the success which makes great men.

Never try to help God fulfill His word.

You know every stage of your life has an impact on you.