You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censorship.

The families of the killed and disappeared are entitled to the right to know what happened to their loved ones, and to adequate reparation for the suffering endured.

Education is necessary to unlearn privilege, unlearn exclusion, unlearn discrimination, unlearn prejudice, unlearn war.

Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.

Without peace and the rule of law, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights cannot be enjoyed, when killing, maiming and mutual poisoning prevail.

I condemn the lack of proper investigation of the massacres and the impunity of those responsible for them.

Representative democracy betrays the electorate when laws have no roots in the people but in oligarchies. Studies on the concept and modalities of direct democracy are therefore becoming more topical

The diagnosis is clear, but changing the status quo has proven difficult, because often those who are elected do not govern, and those who do govern are not elected.

Democracy is not the end product, but the means to the end, which is the enjoyment of human rights by all.

The United Nations is the best hope to spare humanity from the barbarity of war, from the senseless death, destruction and dislocation it brings about.

It is time to reinvigorate the UN General Assembly so that it can exercise a more decisive role in peace-making and peace-keeping, consistent with the will of the international community.

The more silent you are at bed during times of crisis, the more are the chances of an amicable, dignified and a not so counterproductive interchange of romantic exuberance.

You wouldn’t believethe sun had ever shone on this heart.

...His argument, as set out in The Problems of Philosophy, was based on the empirical fact that we are not only aware of things but are also, very frequently, aware of being aware of them.

Follow ur mind not the rest of the world.اتبع عقلك وليس بقية العالم

It’s amazing how my mind opens up right when I have to run on the treadmill. I’ve finished three chapters rather than run a mile.

With our own feathers, not by others' hands, Are we now smitten.

Slaves. though we be enrolled Minds are never to be sold.

If I were the last person on earth, some moron would turn left in front of me.

Neurotics would like to sleep all the time, and to be awakened only when there is good news.

When we eat mindfully, we consume exactly what we need to keep our bodies, our minds, and the Earth healthy. When we practice like this, we reduce suffering for ourselves and for others.