A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.

The more contact we have with one another and the more we come to understand each other's values, the greater will be our mutual respect.

I'm sure all of us agree that we need to overcome violence, but we first need to examine whether it has any value. From a strictly practical perspective, on certain occasions violence appears to be useful. We can solve a problem quickly by force. But this success is often at the expense of the rights and welfare of others. Although one problem has been solved, the seed of another has been planted.

Instead of harboring fear and suspicion we need to think of other people not as ‘them’ but ‘us’.

The world will be changed by western women.

Each of us has the potential to contribute... You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world.

Passion is what gives sense to our life.