Democracy means not "I am as good as you are " but "You are as good as I am."

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

You are too sensitive", says the emotionally immature ignorant without empathy.

Money does not buy you freedom. Time does.

To fully understand how utterly amazing we really are we must first understand all of the things about us that are not, and then we must make our habitation where they are not.

Unfounded gossip can turn into sanctioned history if falls into the hands of the right storyteller.

If Michaelangelo made a marble sculpture of a defensive end it would look like Mario Williams.

The trend now is to get away from stage bound sitcoms.

I hate this image of me as a prim Edwardian. I want to shock everyone.

Sleep lingers all our lifetime about our eyes, as night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir-tree.

People of color are not under any kind of obligation beyond working hard, doing their best, and learning from their mistakes.

He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.