We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive.

May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears. And, above all, may silence make you strong.

There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.

First we had the land and they had the Bibles, now we have the Bibles and they have the land

The heart never knows the colour of the skin

Of all the teachings we receive, this one is most important: Nothing belongs to you of what there is, of what you take, you must share.

Can we talk of integration until there is integration of hearts and minds? Unless you have this, you only have a physical presence, and the walls between us are as high as the mountain range.

My friends, how desperately we need to be loved and to love. With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.

If the legends fall silent, who will teach the children of our ways?

If the very old will remember, the very young will listen.

Where no one intrudes, many can live in harmony.

Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports.

God wants all man's attention, thoughts and focus to be on Him.

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

The spirit of determination is the soul set on fire.

Wounds are inspirations to make us stronger than the sun which blazes the day to be longer

He saw the cause of his unhappiness in the family--the family as a social institution, which does not permit the child to become an independent individual at the proper time.

To make an idea become a reality is a process that fascinates me; otherwise it stays just an idea.

President Bush spent the day calling names he couldn't pronounce in countries he never knew existed.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

If one person starts crying, I'll cry. If one person has no money, I'll give them mine. If I had a bicycle growing up, I always felt incredibly guilty when I see someone sitting at the bus stop.