Let's go get a family and bring them home,

Never exalt people because they're in your family; never exalt people because they're your color; never exalt people because they're your kinfolk. Exalt them because they're worthy.

I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

[But] we need today divine composers, ... We need today someone who can write the score to unite the human family so we can be beautiful as the music that we hear instead of like the ugliness in the world.

I urge the immediate release and safe return of Mr. Pearl. His release may serve the greater good and promote meaningful dialogue with the American people and government.

What President Bush did in his doctrine of preemptive strike and in his war in Afghanistan and in Iraq was to turn even his allies in Europe negatively toward America.