The thing that started the peace movement in Ireland was anger - my anger. It wasn't anger it was fury.

When all else fails, take a vacation.

To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.

There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution

Nonviolence is the weapon of the strong.

I'm trying to show by my actions that you can make a far better world if you just care enough. That's all you have to do. It's no big deal. One act of kindness a day can do it.

Fear's contagious, but so is courage.

We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work and at play, to be lives of joy and peace.

Non violence is not a thing that comes easily. You have to learn how to be non-violent

In a world that we know can feed itself, upwards of 40,000 children die very day from conditions of malnutrition. Surely we must question why we are allowing this carnage to continue

Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason.

Mists may blur vision, Doubts to lies are heavy mists, Truth clears for all ways." ~ Angelica Hopes, Haikuan excerpt from If I Could Tell You

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.

The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.

One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says.

There is no religion higher than Truth.

It's nice to know you're working on something that will mean something to kids.

Did you ever want something really bad and then when you finally got it all you could do was stand there and grin at it?

I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that. -Bobby Tom

Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!