I don't want to drain what little energy I have on hate, on envy, on blame. I'll need every last drop to better myself, so I can make what little impact I can in this world.

Only God can break through the variegated walls of skin to capture the one and only hue of the heart. One Blood.

Take the side of truth, you'll be right every time.

I seek to humble myself, so I won't attract the harsh experiences that will.

A life dedicated to family, friends, community, and whole humanity is a life well spent.

Buchan had discovered a wealth of small tidbits. He now knew her first name - Tatiana. Like Shakespeare's fairy queen. "Be she but little, she is fierce.

I am in love and, my God, it is the greatest thing that can happen to a man.

Never forget your real identity. You are a luminous conscious stardust being forged in the crucible of cosmic fire.

It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.

I live a real life so I forget to take pictures.

Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom.

Let us have an education, that shall practically develop our thinking faculties and manhood; and then, and only then, shall we be able to vie with our oppressors, go where we may . . .

You lie long enough and you start to get used to it.

I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities.