I'm a terrible dancer! I dance like a guy who is trying to dance.
If you really want to make a change, just get up off your ass and do it.
What I consider to be peace [is] a sustainable peace in which the majority of people on this planet have access to enough resources to live dignified lives.
We really are at the crossroads and [disarmament] will happen if people of goodwill all over the world raise their voices and take action to let the governments of the world know that’s what they want.
What separates an ordinary woman from an extraordinary one? The belief that she is ordinary.
The landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to collect firewood to make the family meal. . . once peace is declared the landmine does not recognize that peace. The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims.
Militarists say that to gain peace we must prepare for war. I think we get what we prepare for. If we want a world where peace is valued, we must teach ourselves to believe that peace is not a ‘utopian vision’ but a real responsibility that must be worked for each and every day in small and large ways. Any one of us can contribute to building a world where peace and justice prevail.
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
The real question is should we trust people who don't like cheese?
Do the right thing. Not just when it's convenient for you, but all the time. Words to live by.
Do you wish people to speak well of you? Then do not speak at all yourself. [Fr. , Voulez-vous qu'on croie du bien de vous? N'en dites point. ]