“In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I wou...”

“When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history.”

“In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their ...”

“Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.”

“I formed the conviction that there is no such thing as a conflict that can't be ended. Conflicts are created, conducted and sustained by human beings. They can be ended by human beings.”

“If you can't experience the humanity of people who don't look like you, you're not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace.”

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”

“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat, situation excellent. I attack.”

“He preferred the term "study" to "office," as an office meant work. No way around it. In a study, you could, well, study, or nap or read, or stare into space thinking long thoughts. You could certa...”

“As I write this entry, I touch a saber-tooth tiger skull in my office. Without stars there could be no skulls”

“Every single aspect of what we do at work comes down to people and managing people, selling to people, working with people or making them do what you want them to do.”

“There were days when I still put on make up in case youd come back,but I wear the same clothes and shower in the rainand eat when I can and sleep when I can,which is rare and not often,so if youd s...”

“When the others were picked up and walked home by friends or fathers or best friends sisters,I was the kid in a grey hoodie, walking with the poets, the singers, the thinkers, and I was not alone.”

“My home will never be a place, but a state of mind, which I find through my music.”