“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we had when we created them.”
“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.”
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”
“If certain acts of violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the US does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others which we would not be willing to have invoked against us.”
“We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.”
“I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.”
“I have been struck again and again by how important measuring is to improving the human condition.”
“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.”
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.”
“Let us not demand of ourselves that we alone must be the agent of change. In a fire brigade everyone passes along a bucket, but only the last person puts out the fire. None of us know where we stand in line. We may be here simply to pass a bucket; we may be called on to play a major role. In either case, all we can do is think, act, and say. Let us direct our thoughts, words, and actions to peace. That is all we can do. Let the results be what they will be.”