I'm hugely proud of being Irish. And I don't even know what that means. I just know that it's true.
I relish simplicity as an all-comprehensive value.
It is the women who are the leaders in change and without their participation poverty can never be removed.
Out of all virtues simplicity is my most favorite virtue. So much so that I tend to believe that simplicity can solve most of the problems, personal as well as the world problems. If the life approach is simple one need not lie so frequently, nor quarrel nor steal, nor envy, anger, abuse, kill. Everyone will have enough and plenty so need not hoard, speculate, gamble, hate. When character is beautiful, you are beautiful. That is the beauty of simplicity.
It is our moral failure that we still tolerate poverty
Values are most important. Democratic values have to be instilled from childhood and the child sees at an early stage in life in every situation in society.
Non-violence is not a passive idea. It is ethical activism at its political best
I think as a consequence of that, there is also a fair amount of uncertainty about engaging in political activity that would be immediately suspect and seen as evidence as a sort of resurgent militancy.
It is beautiful to talk about beautiful things and even more beautiful to silently gaze at them.
People vomitied at my movies; not because of the movie but because they were drunk. I took credit anyway.
Nothing comes easy, but as long as you're breathing, you're always one breath away from making your dreams a reality. Make every breath count.