I think that one of the benefits of optimism and idealism is that they lead you into things you would never have tried if you'd let yourself imagine how hard it was going to turn out to be.

Where you are born should not dictate your potential as a human being.

The reason why we believe that change is possible is not because we are idealists but because we believe we have made it, so other people can make it as well.

If we don't harness their potential for good, their societies will continue to reap their capacity for evil.

Money follows interest, and interest is largely driven by media attention, which is more easily captured by the drama of conflict than by peace.

Nations should be governed by a council of learned men who must answer to the people for their actions.

We end up treating life the way we see fit

The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.

Love is who we are without our stories.

The words you say never live up to the words in your head.

I couldn't sing to save myself. Greg went to John after the audition and said, 'She's cute, but she can't sing very well' and he said, 'I know. We'll teach her. I just want her on the show'.

Global equations undergo changes, this is their nature.

I don't care what my children choose to do professionally, just as long as within their choices they understand they've got to give something back.

Whatever it is that you're successful at, that has to be the No. 1 goal. In my case, it's accessibility. So all of my products have to be usable, accessible, affordable.