Our economic approach to food and its distribution reflects our basic moral values.

Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.

It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism

If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them, then they can never like you. And you can never build that instrument of collective leadership.

There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side

Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.