Peace is not a dream; it is hard work, and there is nothing naive, glamorous or simplistic about it.

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth.

Justice and peace can only thrive together, never apart.

The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves.

Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what opens man's road to freedom.

It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different.

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

The effect of one good-hearted person is incalculable.

Peace consists, very largely, in the fact of desiring it with all one's soul.

The most deadly disease truly is the failure of the heart.

Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all...

I played the part well, but I was as fake as a California tan on an Alaskan cheerleader.

Americans are used to being pandered to and spoon-fed everything. In a culture that needs caffeine-free cherry chocolate diet Coke, you'd best deliver information with entertainment.

A fact may blossom into a truth.

The whole point of growing up is learning to stay on the laughing side.

Resisting and avoiding pain sucks energy-and time. The more you let yourself feel those minute-and-a-half hells, the quicker you'll start feeling those minute-and-a-half happinesses.

We have weakened the parties and strengthened all the special interests.

Psychotic hallucinations, whether they are visual or vocal, they address you. They accuse you. They seduce you. They humiliate you. They jeer at you. You interact with them.

Becky! Love!" Mum has pushed her way through her dancing guests to reach me. "What's wrong? Has labor started?" Honestly. My family has no idea about contemporary urban street dance trends.

It's been an unusual election [2016].