Nicaraguan Quotes

I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war.

I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.

I feel great identification with the developing world.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience.

I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.

I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral.

Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.

Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.

George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was wrong.

George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.

Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.

During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.

Bush and Blair combined their efforts to deceive both nations in a carefully coordinated manner, more so than anyone is willing to point out in the media.

A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.

Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

Look at what President Kennedy managed to achieve during the Cuban missile crisis. If Bush had been president in 1962, do you think he would have avoided a nuclear war?

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.

Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.

The killing of innocent people is always wrong.

Sweet as sweetest Grecian honey will my song be when I sing, O Beloved, in the season of the Spring!