Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet.

A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint

Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia

When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub

Education is a vaccine for violence.

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet

I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process.

Life's a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning.

Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is

Emotions tend to get in the way of a good argument.

Enjoy it any way you can.

Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

Living simply means concentrating on what's important in light of eternity. And not taking the rest of life too seriously.

Whenever you think that your needs are not being met, you’re telling the story of a future

Happiness is not dependent upon outer circumstance. Happiness is falling in love with everything around you, everything inside of you.

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.

Live your life with a smile regardless the circumstances.

When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

Constant repetition dulls receptivity.