If the house is to be set in the order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

The writing of history reflects the interests, predilections, and even prejudices of a given generation.

My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.

I am very fortunate, and I never stopped being thankful.

Love each other. Regard each other as members of one family.

I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.

After going through a lot of procedures and spending a lot of money … the doctor said, ‘Look, based on what we’re seeing here, I just don’t think this is going to happen for you.'

This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.

Sometimes what my analytical mind says to me is not what I'll do.

When you speak a new language you must see if you can translate all of the poetry of your old language into the new one.

Whoever originated the cliche that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil and very little about human beings.

The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.

I dumb down for my audience and double my dollars...

It is essential for the good of criticism that both the critic and the public face the fact that a review is not the voice of God.

You will die not because you're ill, but because you're alive.