The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging. 

Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

The Jacques Cousteau shows actually got me very excited about the fact that there's an alien world here on Earth.

You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as soon as possible.

I do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil toh shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.

I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.

If you're going through hell, keep going. 

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

Regrets are the natural property of gray hair.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.