Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

Violent resistance and nonviolent resistance share one very important thing in common: They are both a form of theater seeking an audience to their cause.

If we don't pay attention to [nonviolent protests], they are invisible, and it's as if they never happened. But I have seen first hand that if we do, they will multiply.

Nothing scares the army more than nonviolent opposition.

When I was 17, I came to the U.S. to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University.

Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?

Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.

For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to every screening request that comes in.

Hatred is the enemy, Hadassah. Not the people.

For joy alone, Carries a fountain of youth.Laughter's music, Will wrinkle smooth.- Poem Fountain of Youth

Individuals who have learned to endure and persevere through the storms of hardships are those who can dance in the rain during a storm.

I love all girl squads. I'm all for, like, girl power and friendship, and I'm all about that.

We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.

I claim the right to take a stand once in a while.

I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution.

At my funeral, I want Meryl Streep crying in five different accents.

If we believe that the universe is unfriendly and that our very souls are in danger, peace will be elusive at best.

I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to brush up on my history and do some research.