Victory lies in not getting defeated.

I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.

The gratification of desire is not happiness.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past.

Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace.