"Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous."

"We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war."

"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense…human rights invented America."

"When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land."

"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"It is a quiet truth that the canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that the simplest acts of love resonate the loudest."