We are all descendants of Adam, and we are all products of racial miscegenation.

How can there be peace without people understanding each other; and how can this be if they don't know each other?

The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on a stronger foundation, than the terror of destruction.

The only failures are those who fail to try.

As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not.

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest.

Understanding the nature of conflict leads to peace.

The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction.

It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.

Today continuing poverty and distress are a deeper and more important cause of international tensions, of the conditions that can produce war, than previously.

Diplomacy is letting someone else have your way.

I’m a liar and a cheat and a coward, but I will never, ever, let a friend down. Unless of course not letting them down requires honesty, fair play, or bravery.

I’ve seen and done things that will give you nightmares, but only you, Julia, only you have the power to bring me to my knees.

My mission is to let black kids know that their dreams can happen.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

It is so much hard work writing your first novel. You're not even sure that it is possible to do.

I've gotten super into restaurants in L.A., so I try to go to different restaurants all the time that's a good way to explore L.A.: you can drive to a restaurant and discover a new neighborhood.

The greatest directors are the greatest users. They use people's talents to tell the story that they want to tell.

The main purpose of children's parties is to remind you that there are children more awful than your own.

Our focus has to be on changing reality, not changing laws.

No matter. The dead bird does not leave the nest.