"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

"Betrayal is the only truth that sticks."

"The problem was to sustain at any cost the feeling you had in the theater that you were watching a real person, yes, but an intense condensation of his experience, not simply a realistic series of episodes."

"The word now is like a bomb through the window, and it ticks."

"He who seeks peace must remember that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"In the councils of government we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

"New Zealand needs to balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities, because the risk is that if you don't do that - and you want to lead the world - then you might end up getting unintended consequences."