| In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. |
| Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. |
| The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection. |
| A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. |
| You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. |
| It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly. |
| Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. |
| Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions. |
| To err is human, to forgive, divine. |
| As I said to Speedicut, it's hell in the diplomatic. |