Just as the formation of the family is basic to the formation of the state, so the states themselves are the only units that can form the basic constitution of a viable international organization.

All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream!

Never should the power of an individual be allowed to impede the progress of the rest of the nation; never should the power of a nation be allowed to impede the progress of mankind.

The doctrine of Christ enjoins men, all brothers in His eyes, to love one another.

I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film.

Ive seen an increasing willingness to hire Canadians for lead roles that shoot up here. When I started, they would always just fly in L.A. people to do the lead roles.

I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.

That amenity which the French have developed into a great art . . . conversation.

In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.

I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're inside there heads, not only that, you're in there laying eggs.

You can't abandon life just because it's scary, and just because you get hurt.

The worst thing in the world when you feel broken is to have somebody coming at you with open-faced love.

I always hesitate to call myself a children's poet, and I always hesitate to call what I write for children poetry. Though a few of the verses that I've written, yes, I think they are truly poems.

For someone so small, you're heavy, Stiff," he mutters.