Being moderate or tolerant or open is not a sign of weakness but of civilization and strength, ... It means we can all live in the same house as equals.

I'd like to get to the point where words like Yom Kippur, or Ramadan, or Christmas become part of the same language.

The intention was not to say that all religions are equal but that all people are equal, and that acceptance of diversity is the opposite of racism, ... I don't like the word tolerance. I prefer the word respect. If you're comfortable with what you are, you can mix with others, because they can enrich you, culturally and spiritually.

Sometimes our greatest strength come from our weakness.

You are human and mortal; we are the sum of our weak moments and our strong.

A lot of what we experience as strength comes from knowing what to do with weakness.