Is the human condition not defined by an endless struggle to control the ego's subterfuges?

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

I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him. I know the devil exists and therefore I know there is a God.

Now is the time to take up the cause of the advancement of human rights for all and the moment is yours to grasp.

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.

I am still suffering from my experience in Rwanda, I never know when I'm going to drive my car off a bridge, or just decide to take my life.

Are all humans human, or are some more human than others?

Those who are mastering more and more the communications revolution, those who realize that there are no borders in the world, are the ones who are going to leap ahead.

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

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.

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

NEVER STOP DREAMING. As DREAMS have the special powers to come true one day!

A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.

If you play a real character who's famous and still alive, it makes things easier if you have the luck to have a good relationship with them.

People who think in absolutes usually don't listen to anyone but themselves. They resist new ideas and try to preserve the status quo.

I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head.

Those who disagree with the dictator's plan have no other means to carry on than to defeat the despot by force of arms.

The largest portion of our state budget is Health and Human Services. It will grow by approximately $500 million. A half a billion dollars is a very big number.

Blue uniforms are real. Cops are a social fiction

She didn't even know how dangerous the truth could be, all the tiny, shattering seeds it carried.

The period of debate is closed. Arms, as a last resource, must decide the contest.