What was reckless, I decided, was the way people were writing off huge swaths of the world as unsafe, unstable, unfriendly, when all they needed to do was go and see for themselves

It was a lesson the world had already taught me and was teaching me still. You don't know what's possible until you actually see it.

By concentrating on what I was grateful for, I was able to stave off despair.

Something happens when you are alone most of the time, when there are no distractions. Your mind grows more powerful--muscular, even. It takes over and starts to carry you.

Whenever you can call your enemy and tell him that you truly love him with compassion, then you are practicing the power of true love.

If I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.

I go to bed early; my favorite dream comes on at nine.

I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs.

Not only do we naturalize history, but also consequently we naturalize the social phenomena which express our oppression, making change impossible

I'm very much an admirer of people who are reaching for things and trying to survive.

Whom the gods notice they destroy.

When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.

Why be timid? Death is coming.

My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything.