In spite of despair, hope must exist. In spite of suffering, humanity must prevail. And in spite of all the differences in the world, the worst enemy, the worst peril, is indifference.

[The Bible] is been my passion almost from my youth.

All I hope is that the American coalition is doing its best to prevent civilian casualties and the killing of innocent people.

Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.

My teachers [ had the most impact in my life]. Of course, my father and grandfather, but after my family, my teachers.

I think this century more than any other really has seen the phenomenon of people being uprooted in such numbers, such a degree. They even have a word for it: The refugees. It's a new word, a 20th Century word, but refugee is actually a misnomer.

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has escaped the kingdom of night.