"I believe that democracy is based on the ability to make democracy serve the good of the majority of the people. If it can't do that, then it should not survive."

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

"A woman is like a tea bag—you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home—so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world."

"I think I have a good deal of common sense, and I think that's more important than brilliance."