It's a terrible and tragic and counterproductive policy to avoid communicating with people who disagree with us.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.

It is a mother's duty to teach her daughters about the uses of blood, particularly a magical daughter.

Sure, I might not be someone to look up to, but you're no role model either.

Writing is a solitary occupation.

You have to feel the bite of the wind to appreciate the warmth of a winter coat.

Jewellery is a great way to take your look from day to night.

I shot that sucker right in the gumpy." Grandma Mazur

Playing a concert for 2 hours is pie. I would do that every minute of every day if I could. I love to perform. It's the 22 hours before the next show that kills you.

I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.

I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.