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

I believe passionately in the power of people.

To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil liberties and human rights and international law and then talking about peace to young people. That's a double standard.

We reject the way the world is at the moment and we don't accept nuclear weapons

We can rejoice and celebrate today because we are living in a miraculous time. Everything is changing and everything is possible.

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 am very hopeful that there is a solution to the Israeli/Palestinian injustice.