There are very few institutions that give prizes to people who may not have got to be number one, but are possibly better at coaxing the best out of others.

The future of our fragile, beautiful planet home is in our hands. As God's family, we are stewards of God's creation. We can be wantonly irresponsible, or we can be caring and compassionate. God says, "I have set before you life and death... Choose life."

There are two forms of justice. There is what is called retributive justice and there is restorative justice.

Gaza is going to test who believes in the worth of human beings.

Nuclear abolition is the democratic wish of the world's people, and has been our goal almost since the dawn of the atomic age. Together, we have the power to decide whether the nuclear era ends in a bang or worldwide celebration.

I am passionately opposed to the death penalty for anyone . . . I think, myself, that it is an obscenity . . .

Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back.