“You can't change a regime on the basis of compassion. There's got to be something harder.”

“If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.”

“Compassion is the basis of morality.”

“… we've got so many laws you can't breathe without breaking something.”

“I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to live with the Israelis, but I can start with me.”

“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”

“Sometimes you make up your mind about something without knowing why, and your decision persists by the power of inertia. Every year it gets harder to change.”

“Going back to something is harder than you think.”

“One day, you're going to learn something that can't be explained with science. And when that happens, your life's going to change in ways you can't imagine.”

“The harder you try to change yourself the worse it gets. You are called upon to be aware.”