History never seems to teach us any lessons. But that is no reason to give up.

Facts are almost irrelevant to most people. We make decisions based on emotion and then justify them later with whatever facts we can scrounge up in our defense.

If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves. If we want to play - if we want to change the world - we must first show up on the field to score.

Pastors started killing their church members and church members killed pastors. Husbands killed wives. It's a situation no one can describe.

I think I'm a happy man, and I'm a blessed man. I have been able to adjust to any situation, whatever it was, in my life.

"There is no greater gift to an insecure leader that quite matches a vague enemy who can be used to whip up fear and hatred among the population."

This is why I say that the individual's most potent weapon is a stubborn belief in the triumph of common decency.

We are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.

Our days are so few, our existences so complicated. As long as we're breathing we shouldn't further complicate our lives.

Everybody was willing to give me a job. But I wanted to do something different. I saw myself as an independent person, self-employed.

Just do you. The right people and opportunities will be drawn to that.

Man created languages, but God created laughter. Humanity can always laugh together even if it can't always speak together.

If there is a true universal mind, must it be sane?

I’m going to be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender.

I would apply international law and I think we need to be a force for international law.

So it's like starting over again, but I look forward to the challenge.

All medicine comes down to this: Find out what's bugging you; get rid of it. Find out what you need; get it. The body does the rest.

You can't be creative when you're completely happy.

Women continue to reward bold moves made by men because of the confidence it displays.

In all of my fights, it is a learning experience. I would know afterwards what I need to improve on and what skills I need to maintain. This will make me a better fighter.