I loathe nationalism. It is a form of tribalism--the idolatry of the 20th century.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.

We are who we are because somebody loved us.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

You're not who he expected you to be

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

A dangerous quality, if real; and a not less dangerous one, if feigned.

If you have used colour throughout most of your artistic life, try just black and white... it will take your painting to another dimension where tone and form in all its permutations reign supreme.

Love is pure and kind and forgiving. It is the greatest gift of all.

I have worked with several dance companies.

Real sharpness comes without effort.

I once heard a woman laugh at that most tragic moment in all drama, the off-stage shot in "The Wild Duck," and I afterward had her killed, so there will be no more of that out of her.

If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.