Arise O lion-heart! Awake, O great soldier! Misery has come upon the world. It is wailing for help. It is wailing for redemption. Won’t you do anything, my friend!

Know thy self, and the world will be thy oyster!

Work, Work and work, until you either succeed in your mission, or you die!

Don’t be fearless, but tame your fears, and stop at nothing.

The real battle is within yourself.

All great achievements are attained through mighty obstacles.

The same Sermon on the Mount that influenced Tolstoy to write “The Kingdom of God is Within You”, inspired me to a great extent in my work “Principia Humanitas”.

The human heart is first a human heart, then everything else - American, Christian, Asian, Jew, or whatever.

There is only one label worth fighting for, nay, not fighting for, that is “human”.

Be pure, live a conscientious life, defend your dignity and be loving to others.

No Lord Almighty created the humans out of personal will. Creationism is simply a myth created by the weak and ignorant humans out of a psychological need to have a sense of eternal security.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

A thing, until it is everything, is noise, and once it is everything it is silence.

I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again"

Modern responses to Cinderella's predicament are interesting. If you're not careful, you'll think, "Well, she's just a big wimp. She should fight for her rights. She should call the government."

I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware of this when I had to shift, and realized something had to give.

I have my team focused on the front end, working on the user experience, and making sure we have all the wiki-like tools people need to work on the site. We're just cranking away.

If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can't be trusted.

To the extent that animals continue to die needlessly, we are morally bound to speak.

I know for sure that's what we're here to do: Keep the joy thing going for all seasons.

Chris Washburne is a superior hard bop player.