We are Germans. We are Armenians. French, Italian, Russian, American, Asian, African... many other nationalities. We are Christians, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu. We are black, we are white. We are a community of some many differences, so complex and yet so simple. We do not need to have war!

Holding on to love is not wrong, but you need to learn to hold it lightly, caressingly. Let it fly when it wants. When it's allowed to be free, love is what makes life alive, joyful, and new. As long as love is in my heart, it's everywhere.

I love experienced people. I love people who are phenomenally talented. I love people who've worked so hard and been so courageous and are the leaders in their fields. For me to meet somebody like that and learn from them and share words with them -to me that's magic.

I try to be kind and generous, and to give to people, and to do what I think God wants me to do.

Who will dance on the floor in the round?

They (children) are my teachers. I watch them and I learn. It is important for us to try and be like them and imitate them. They are golden.

Life songs of ages, throbbing in my blood, have danced the rhythm of the tide and flood.