"Leaders are stewards. They understand the proverb, "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."

"If we are going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things — praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, …"

"t's very important to understand that this is the dictators always operate short-term, and democracies must operate long-term because it’s not about one individual who’s currently running the country,…"

"Just because we're celebrities, we shouldn't get dissed. What people might be complaining about is that they think a lot of these celebrities don't write their own books. But I've written every word i…"

"To be an atheist you have to have ten thousand times more imagination than if you are a religious fundamentalist. You must take the responsibility to acquire information, digest and use it to understa…"