Genius is the father of a heavenly line, but the mortal mother, that is industry.

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.

Balsamic vinaigrette, Tabasco, and giblets. Then let it boil.

The song of your soul is longing to be sung. Let your own essence express itself freely.

All the goodness of a good egg cannot make up for the badness of a bad one.

Insight doesn't happen often on the click of the moment, like a lucky snapshot, but comes in its own time and more slowly and from nowhere but within.

If What you re doing now was enough to get what you want, you'd already have it.

Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.

Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity.

My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic.

Love is the motive, but justice is the instrument.

I had stopped writing plays set in villages because they were not relevant to my experiences and I knew my English classmates wouldn't appreciate them.