An endless war against terrorism can tend to inflate the terrorists, because being at war is attractive to some angry, unemployed, disaffected youth.

In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom.

I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.

If we took away barriers to women's leadership, we would solve the climate change problem a lot faster

Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.

Feel empowered. And if you start to do it, if you start to feel your voice heard, you will never go back.

Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts.

To make progress we have to build a multi-stakeholder process, harnessing the appropriate energies.

Climate change is the greatest threat to human rights in the 21st century.

The whole human rights structure is based on the accountability of governments.

If you are small and don't particularly want credit for what you are doing, you can achieve a lot.

If you pray for thy neighbour, you sow a seed of love in thy heart.

When you do the things in the present that you can see, you are shaping the future that you are yet to see.

...pretention is very close to stupidity and that simplicity has a less visible but still gratifying aspect.

Cartooning is an honorable thing

We're excited to be appearing in Tel Aviv in the framework of the Pic.nic festival. This is an important tour for us and we're glad that Israel is part of it

A friend is never alarmed for us in the right place.

I wish I was dead,And lay deep in the grave.I've a pain in my head,I wish I was dead.In a coffin of lead-With the Wise and the Brave-I wish I was dead,And lay deep in the grave.

Much sleep is not required by nature, either for our souls or bodies, or for the action in which they are concerned.

I'd love to break America, like all artists do. It's a lot of work but, you know, it's got to be done!

I've written so many songs about Englishmen, I have to go elsewhere.