Government that's not particularly caring and is hands off is not particularly inspiring.

You have to have a government that does give both money and energy to function in a leadership role modeling giving for the people. Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases.

You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something and have a certain optimism.

Meanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it.

The world is intertwined and we therefore have to be gentle in the way that we treat one another and the Earth, so that our impact on others is benevolent and good.

That's a powerful way to love, when you accept your children, however they emerge, with all their peculiarities.

Faith and optimism come from love.