It's okay to be scared, but fear is different. Fear is when we let being scared prevent us from doing what love requires of us.

I believe passionately in the power of people.

The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war. We need human security: food, education, health care for our children. We don't want to waste it on wars and militarism. That will be our focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism.

I witnessed a lot of violence, and I found myself asking the question: Do you ever use violence to try to bring about political change?

Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous, courageous things in spite of their fear.

I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people.