I couldn't join a party that, frankly, tolerates members who are bigots for one thing, homophobes, racists.

Stem cell research can revolutionize medicine, more than anything since antibiotics.

We have three cats. It's like having children, but there is no tuition involved.

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

Now, ignorance is one thing, ignorance can be cured. But many of the Republican leaders opposing this research know better.

The joke in our family is that we can cry reading the phone book.

You cannot be against embryonic stem cell research and be intellectually and therefore morally consistent, if you're not also against in vitro fertilization.

When you hear somebody justifying a war by citing the Almighty, I get a little worried, frankly.

I have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline.

My wife and I just prefer Seattle. It's a beautiful city. Great setting. You open your front door in the morning and the air smells like pine and the sea, as opposed to bus exhaust.

People who believe they are acting with the mandate of God, who see others who don't share their beliefs as inferior in the eyes of God, make dangerous leaders. Just ask Osama Bin Laden.

To retain our dignity, we must sometimes refuse to live life at any cost

If a train is two minutes late in leaving, one will become impatient, ‘when will the train leave, when will it leave?’ This world is not worth getting impatient restless about.

He who is not satisfied with himself will not grow certainly, For he will be but ever lost in his unquenchable thirst surely.[224] - 4 (Thoughts)

In her focus on personal comfort, she had forgotten about eternal values.

Necessity knows no rules.

It's important to fight for your character but at the same time realize there's a bigger picture involved and, you know, this is a character that's shared by everybody. It's not just purely your own.

Your level of performance matches your dominant self image.

If someone says "You're not doing that right," hand him the shovel, sit and watch. That's the right way to garden.

All our rights are gradually eroded as government gets bigger.

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.