Quote

The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world.

I think that when the world feels safe and secure, we probably feel more that way in our personal lives. What goes on in the world affects us, unequivocally.

We live in an unsafe world.

We've got to decide that we want to live in a world that is sane and happy and healthy, and that everyone deserves that.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

And to stick our head in the sand and pretend that we are somehow safer if we do not know or to pretend we are somehow safer if we limit our options seems to me not only foolish but actually dangerous.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable.

And I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger.