The world is awful but also the world is beautiful. Human beings are awful, but ultimately human beings are tremendous.

I hope that when the time comes, I am treated with compassion and allowed to pass on to the next phase of life's journey in the manner of my choice.

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument."

I wish that we did have a magic wand which we could wave and hey presto! Magic! Unfortunately life is not like that.

I hope that you will be amongst those young people who say we worked to change the world. We worked to make the world a more gentle, a more compassionate, a more caring world.

People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on gay rights." No. It's God catching me by my neck. I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't!

When you nurse a grudge it is not good for your health.