I have always been inspired by the American peace movement because it is operating in a very hard and militarist environment.

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.

People keep me going. I believe people are wonderful.

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

I think Assange has been very courageous. I've also defended Bradley Manning. I think they've been tremendously courageous in telling the truth, and the public has the right to the truth.

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

...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity - that we neeed to renew this ancient wisdom of nonviolence, to strive for a disarmed world, and to create a culture of nonviolence.