I think when you look at religion, you look at where Christianity came from. You know, my mom delved deeper into that. And she felt a deep connection.

Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.

I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

I became a chameleon. My color didn't change. But I could change your perception of my color.

Living with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.

There are many people out there who don't even think of themselves as being averse to facts, but the truth is, they are not getting it.

I knew of like - I remember, for most of my life, I grew up, and "Knight Rider" was, you know - David Hasselhoff was a Dutch character in my world.

Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people.

I don't think things are getting more insane. I do know that the country is more divided than it's ever been. Tensions in America are at their peak.

Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

Every one of us is a minor tragedy. Most of us learn to cope.

There's been another mass shooting by a crazy person, and liberals still refuse to consider institutionalizing the dangerously mentally ill.

Time is more important to me than money.

Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.

I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked.

Imagine all the people Sharing all the world.

I didn't have the passion for athletics in that way, that there were other parts of me that felt under-served and that needed to be nurtured and needed my energy.

Alack our life, so beautiful to see, With how much ease life losest, in a day, What many years with pain and toil amassed!

It is not for me to change you. The question is, how can I be of service to you without diminishing your degrees of freedom?

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.