The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about Darfur as we do about Michael Jackson, we might be able to stop these things from continuing.

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I lived and worked for some time. I was living there when Tiananmen Square erupted

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.

The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books.

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch.

I think that [Donald] Trump is frankly a bigot. He has a racist history.

I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn't a professional, the knife had butter on it.

Do you still believe that I am only a dream?"-Alastor

I'm about what goes through people's minds. The stuff that people don't want to admit or face up to. The shows are about what's buried in people's psyches.

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

I know no other way to associate with great tasks than as play: as a sign of greatness, this is an essential presupposition.

The discoveries of modern science do not disagree with the oldest traditions which claim an incredible antiquity for our race.

Of course, bad marriages are so pervasive that they have invaded the faith community too.

I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.

Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.

This country has been strip-mined by rich and powerful interests. If you dont like what they're doing, don't just sit there. Vote them out.