war to win peace is at best a dangerously illogical method.

It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.

The worst danger of the mystic is as always a quest of spiritual privilege leading to aloofness from the common lot.

Luxury, like a minimum wage, is a relationship; it changes as we change.

An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer joys.

the suppression of war is not the equivalent of peace.

Reality, like beauty, is in relationship and there only.

The choices one makes, not one's blood, determine one's destiny - John Steinbeck

Some people walk with oceans in their hearts

A fish in a bowl thinks to know it all, for it has never seen the ocean.

Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind.

For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because of the absence of health insurance.

I want Bolivians to support their president.

My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for a long time yet, and in substantial quantities, though certainly books are now going to be available in other forms.

I think that the process of figuring out what kind of leader I wanted to be was challenging, because as an actor, you work alone, really.

Faith is all about trusting God even when you don't understand His plan.

Human beings are innately loving beings. When we fail to love, it is because an element of ignorance has intruded into our experience, submerging our natural impulse to love.