And if we do not stand now, then when will a stand be taken against evil?

Love is the only mirror we must use to judge ourselves and others.

In a contest with a weaker party it is more honorable to yield than to force concession. Magnanimity becomes the strong.

Youth, what a pity to waste it on the young.

I'm still searching for an angel with a broken wing. It's not very easy to find them these days.

Remington Tate, I swear to you—I swear—that when I’m able to get up from this stupid bed and run again, you’re always, always, going to be the one thing I’ll run straight to.

I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive.

Self-esteem is as necessary to the spirit as food is to the body.

You can't build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.

What we hold in our heads - our memory, our feelings, our thoughts, our sense of our own history - is the sum of our humanity.

I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders

The land and everything on it can be taken away, but no one can take away your knowledge or the degrees you earn