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.

We have to start from the fact that there are always alternatives to violence.

We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly.

We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change as those around us can change too.

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?

The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war.

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.