People need to be made conscious of a very simple reality: we have no choice but to share this planet, this small blue sphere floating in the vast reaches of space, with all of our fellow 'passengers.'

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

Take heart, and do not let disappointment or shame stop you from moving forward. The true outcome of life is only apparent at the very end.

Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for!

There is no one as strong as a person whose heart is always filled with gratitude.

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.