'My goal has not ever been to change minds; my goal is to open minds.'

'If the first casualty of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family me…

'It shouldn't be a republican or democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.'

'Music has the ability to pull emotions out of people that they didn't know existed. Through the beat and melody and through storytelling we are all part of a …

I had no idea Gwendolen knew any foreign languages, and I am not sure that I approve. It's the sort of thing that can only broaden a girl's mind.

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

I can read ideas from all different people from all different cultures. Without God, we can agree on reality, and I can keep learning where I'm wrong. We can a…