The war in Iraq has been extremely divisive here at home, and has also divided the world community.

At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.

Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King's faith that each year we move inexorably closer to a magnificent opening night.

But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.

The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America.

Russia is leading a movement around the world to spread autocracy and authoritarianism.

If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?

America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.

People who have suffered understand pain and are often the best at helping others.

All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person.

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Communists are frustrated capitalists.

Only self-educated is educated. Others are merely taught.

I had to fight like hell to convince people I was beautiful in my own Polish half-breed way.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

The music has generated all the techniques I use.

Harvard was an extraordinary window on the world.

When you have a movie about people landing from planet Neptune, you suspend disbelief. I totally get it. But I like doing things that happen in real life.