We learn to deceive ourselves while we are trying to deceive others.

Perhaps the most important reason for self-disclosure is that without it we cannot truly love.

Learning is not a task or a problem-it is a way to be in the world. Man learns as he pursues goals and projects that have meaning for him.

Amazement and wonder signify that one's concepts of self and of the world and of other people are ready to be re-formed.

The experience of surprise is a sign of one's readiness to grow.

This loss of self contributes to illness in its myriad forms.

Peace begins with you and your unconditional forgiveness.

Thirteen thousand dollars a year is not enough to raise a family. That's not enough to pay your bills and save for their future. That's barely enough to provide for even the most basic needs.

Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.

I had to groan a bit on the couch when my brow was mopped - as it is when you've been shot across the chest.

If you stumble, rise up, go on.

There's no point in getting frustrated at yourself. Just be truthful.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

I am convinced that in times such as these, every man must be a soldier, in substance as well as in name.

The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same.

Despite the fact that I spend a lot of time in London, Switzerland and New York, Africa is the place I know and love best, and my heart will always lie here.