I do think that Japan will be one of the nations that have equality, and that, too, will serve as an example for other Asian nations.

I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps and that part of my life is something that I wanted to share with more people.

Our differences in beliefs do not truly separate us, or elevate us over others. Rather, they highlight the rich tapestry that is humanity.

If you have to make laws to hurt a group of people just to prove your morals and faith, then you have no true morals or faith to prove.

You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.

We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.

It’s really hard to hate someone for being different when you’re too busy laughing together.

The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.

The starship Enterprise was a metaphor starship Earth, and the vision was that the strength of this starship lay in its diversity.

You know, when a man is raped you never hear about what he was wearing.

And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.

I saw my real gods . . the gods of most men. Food, drink, and security in conformity.

The abundant life Jesus spoke of isn't opposed to the material, but it consists of more than just the material.

To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.

I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone and then you get a great mosaic at the end.

I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die.

I don't read as much as I'd like. I've been writing a lot. I've been doing a lot of music, but I don't read as much as I should. I just don't.

If you can’t be yourself with a man, you can’t be with that man.

Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports.

The best thing for being sad, is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails ... Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.

The game of keeping what one has is never so exciting as the game of getting.