Children are our future, and their mothers are its guardians.

No one is born a good citizen or a good democrat or a good leader; it takes time and education.

People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what – and who – we are not. We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect their teachings.

Yehudi Menuhin was a citizen of the world in the fullest sense - one whose vision and culture gave him a deep empathy with fellow human beings of every creed and color.

The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.

Children are our future, and their mothers are its guardians.

I think we can make a difference in the lives of the poor, and the millions.