Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

Better planning guarantees success

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.

I can't claim I'm truly a man's man, I'm just as much of a dork and a crybaby sometimes as anybody else.

Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful.

You can't always be the top player, but you can always contribute. I just want to win...that's what matters.

I do not think anyone can read War and Peace too much. I read it six times.

The only men I love are dead.

Many a restaurant seems to employ more copy writers than cooks.

Love is love. It doesn't matter about sexuality, it's just about how you feel towards somebody else and being good and honest with them.

Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't.