People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live

Your job is not to be perfect, your job is only to be human.

May each of you live lives of immersion. They won't necessarily be easy lives. But in the end, it is all that will sustain us.

Sometimes the most important things that we do are things we cannot measure.

We can send people to the Moon; we can see if there's life on Mars - why can't we get $5 [mosquito] nets to 500 million people?

The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be.

The time for change is now.

Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth.

My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.

Why do some people stop growing at age 30, just going from work to the couch and television, when others stay vibrant, curious, almost childlike into their nineties?

Poverty is not only about income levels, but for lack of freedom that comes from physical insecurity

My heart's made of goldMy soul is pure steelLoved ones shall riseEnemies will kneelI soothe with water, attack with fireFor I am the master of my own empire.

Volunteering is also now more crucial than ever in helping people find work.

The sky is so close to the sea that it is difficult to tell which is reflected in the other, which one needs the other, which one is dominating the other.

We had no idea what we were getting into. We thought we were just doing this little vampire movie in Portland. There was just a lot of silliness, a lot of hijinks and bad behavior.

We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

Love between two people can last a long time if the people love themselves some, and are ready to give love to another person.

Ironically, I think action can be the dullest part of movies nowadays - and I love action movies!

First-world science is one science among many; by claiming to be more it ceases to be an instrument of research and turns into a (political) pressure group.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

That enemy warrior appears to be a formidable opponent. I relish the challenge.