Guantanamo has become the gulag of our time.

There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights.

The world does not need a war against 'terrorism', it needs a culture of peace based on human rights for all.

There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation.

No cause can justify the abuse of human rights.

i was told i was conceited today.... but being conceited would imply that i see my self as being absolutely perfect.... but come on lets be real ........ EVERYONE KNOWS IM PERFECT.

We must give ourselves more earnestly and intelligently and generously than we have to the happy duty of appreciation.

I'm always happy for people when I see God blessing them the way he's blessed me.

Michelle [Obama] never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she's thrived as a first lady, but it's not her preference.

I wish I could take back every interview. Over and over again, I read them later, and either I'm misquoted or I said something stupid. I'm just not very good at it.

We're writers. What do we do? We tell stories. We make up stories. We create art.

I feel that man can transcend himself to a point where he can accomplish greater things than he thinks.

When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square. Very unattractive.

Show me a sexual practice that involves ice cubes and hot sauce, and I will show you a sexual practice that would be improved without them.

There's no need to sharpen my pencils anymore. They're sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.