The Koran says the killing of an innocent, the taking of an innocent life, is tantamount to killing all of mankind.

As believers we all have an opportunity and moral obligation to recognize our spiritual common ground; to rise above our differences; to combat prejudice and intolerance.

Today, there is no excuse for any one of us to sit back and go, "Ugh! There's nothing I can do about it."Because there is always something that can be done.

If we are to prosper together in our increasingly small world, we must listen to -- and learn from each other's stories

In the poorest countries...it is women who are the key to breaking out of poverty...and preparing another generation for...leading their countries into real security.

I had never imagined myself, nor aspired to be, a member of a royal family. I wanted to be in the Peace Corps, not a princess!

We develop our beautiful planet in such a way that we brush aside the species... we risk creating a wasteland, where our aspirations will ultimately wither and die

We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.

A more just world is possible.

The killing of innocent people is a sin.

I think there are always going to be fanatics and charismatic extremists who are going to be able to draw a following.

– I’m going to be a writer, he reminded Milo.– And you won’t need literature?– I’ll write my own.

I don't feel so sad when somebody dies, Julio, because they fly away to explore the stars and planets. When it's our turn we join them in exploring the universe.

Why, yes. I am a strange wonder. The most special of snowflakes! Born out of time, forever running to catch up to it!

Whatever people in general do not understand they are always prepared to dislike the incomprehensible is always the obnoxious.

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.

A simple social engineering hack might involve leaving a thumb drive on the pavement close to the driver's door of a car.

When someone tells you the truth about something, they become loveable.

There are three dominant tendencies in a neoliberal society: financialized, privatized, militarized. And when it comes to black poor people, we get all three.

Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.

For the young, death is an enemy they wish to try their strength against. For those of us a little older, she is an old friend, an old lover, but one we are not eager to meet again soon.