I think we have to be active in teaching our children, and teaching each other. We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace. We have a military, but what if there was a department devoted entirely and truthfully to finding peaceful resolutions?

Being a white South African, I enjoyed the better things that that country gave to a small percentage of its population.

There's war - there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together.

People are not very pro-active in general, I think, because we are too busy rushing blindly towards our own goals.

A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me.

Remember that there are hundreds of thousands of things you can eat that are not cheese.

Don't convince yourself you're over, don't convince yourself you're done, just because the things around you seem heavy, doesn't mean you can't get off this ground.