The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace.

We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.

We often plough so much energy into the big picture, we forget the pixels.

The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.

There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.

Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.

The rights of the individual are greatly prized in the developed world, but in many other regions they are considered a luxury reserved for the impossibly wealthy.

We can survive as a population only if we conserve, develop sustainably, and protect the world's resources.

If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children.

Just as you are what you think, you are also what you dream.

There is no place like the beach... where the land meets the sea and the sea meats the sky

I'm not a big birthday guy I never have been.

Well, before the New Deal...[The Emancipation Proclamation] would be a good start.

Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.

You better stand tall when they're calling you out, don't bend, don't break, and don't back down!

A picture is not thought out and settled beforehand. While it is being done it changes as one's thoughts change.

I know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better.

I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.

I shouldn't make movies anymore. I should go to a lunatic asylum.