The political maturity of a country is measured by what citizens willingly do for themselves and one another.

Many people are alienated by faceless bureaucracy and what they see as an erosion of participatory democracy. Consequently, there has been a revival of interest in charitable service.

God is one and there is but one God — all else is but the way the ignorant seek to put Gods into a form they can understand...

Thing about boats is, you can always sell them if you don't like them. Can't sell kids.

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

Beginning in the nineteenth century, with performers like Franz Liszt, were musicians who were able to excite an audience and communicate on a whole new level.

Confidence is key. Always. Even when we might have messed up.

I am interested in making up a good case for distortion, as I am coming to believe it is the only way to make people see.

As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur, Sudan.

Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.

The world looks as if it has been left in the custody of trolls.

Change the mind, and you can change the body.