“There will never be a scenario in which the infliction of fear and pain on a vulnerable individual creates a benefit to humankind.”

“It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain.”

“The future is not a scenario written, which we only have to act out; it is a work which we have to create.”

“When you notice anger kick in, you must slow way down and attend to the vulnerability, the pain and the fear and the perceived powerlessness underneath it.”

“Societies which inflict pain and discomfort upon their infants tend to neglect them as well.”

““Creating individuality, which creates and protects others' individualities is good.””

“We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.”

“Such-like deaths, which are deliberately inflicted with a resolved and desperate courage, cannot be avoided by princes, because any one who does not fear to die can inflict them.”

“(If) the (mainland) Chinese see the vulnerability of Taiwan, not getting United States support, then they would be thinking about starting scenarios where they would be able to take Taiwan over.”

“Evil – to exploit the knowledge of your own vulnerability by turning it on others' vulnerability in order to bring more pain into the world.”