"Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power."

"Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions."

"My father taught me that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly."

"I am what time, circumstances, and history have made me."