We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide.

Democracy is an objective. Democratization is a process. Democratization serves the cause of peace because it offers the possibility of justice and of progressive change without force.

Only stupid people don't change their minds.

It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what their rights are and how they can be defended.

Water will be more important than oil this century

The next war in the Middle East will be fought over water, not politics

For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not able to realize that with the machete you can create a genocide.

The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive with the members of the Security Council.

The lesson I learned in Cairo still applies. The only way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

I believe it will take time to find a solution to the problem. Thus we must have patience.

We must rid the world of the scourge of these agents of death and destruction

The hardest situation is when the individuals desperate “to cut off your wings” are your closest family members whom you can’t escape dealing with.

The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion.

Hugh Lynn Cayce, Edgar Cayce's son, is quoted as saying, The best interpretation of a dream is one you apply.

Unused talents gives you no advantage over someone who has no talent at all.

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.

There’s no remaking reality... Just take it as it comes. Hold your ground and take it as it comes. There’s no other way.

My other work, teaching, also is satisfying because I can be with people but in controlled circumstances, which aren't as likely to yield the pain of dealing with family.

When someone pursues music through your music, that's the greatest accolade anybody can get.

I'm always diplomatic when heavily outnumbered by armed strangers.

If we had adhered to the concept of connectedness, then we would not have created nuclear weapons, huge armies and global warming.