"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land."

"We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths."

"Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value."

"In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles."

"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."