I'm a universal patriot...my country is the world.

A man is master of himself to a certain point, but not beyond it. -William Crimsworth

He that is low need fear no fall.

. . . still we are none of us perfect . . .

Retirement with its open canvas, is an especially opportune time to cultivate expanded experiences.

If you’ve ever lost someone that you love, and I say ‘love’ and not ‘loved’ because even when they’re gone, you still love them, you know that never goes away, but your life changes.

I absolutely want to have children, whether I have my own or adopt.

You can't really study people; you can only get to know them.

The Incarnation is the ultimate reason why the service of God cannot be divorced from the service of man.

We ought never to sport with pain and distress in any of our amusements, or treat even the meanest insect with wanton cruelty.

Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuous, some of it's invisible. It's there.

Let me confess that we two must be twain, although our undivided loves are one.