True happiness arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love friendship indignation and compassion.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

People ask 'How does doing a film compare to doing an ad?' Well when you're doing a commercial you don't have to sell tickets. You have a captured audience. Which is actually completely rare and great it gives you a lot of freedom. When you make a film you have to do advertisements for the film.

You the foreign media have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.

In times such as these people should recognize that evil knows no borders knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times.

I have just enough people paying attention that I have the freedom to be in charge. And I have a great record company - Nonesuch understands what I'm about.

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom equal opportunity and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority.

I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point I need to recharge.

We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.

Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth.

Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted compassion for the needy and the sick or mercy for the child waiting to be born there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.

When there's that forgiveness present and compassion it just helps you live so much easier.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

I realized that it's all really one that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego Tijuana Cuba.

For me forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

We're the biggest food and agriculture company in the world.

To see those babies with no food for three of four days old people sitting in the hot sun when you see these poor people you cannot help but being compassionate or affected.

To me food is as much about the moment the occasion the location and the company as it is about the taste.