Love for others and respect for their rights and their human dignity, irrespective of who or what they are, no matter what religion - or none - that they choose to follow, will bring about real change and set in motion proper relationships. With such relationships built on equality and trust, we can work together on so many of the threats to our common humanity.

Setting aside human rights and international law to have an agenda of war and killing and occupation to me is totally unacceptable.

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.

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

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?

We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.

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.