It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

He who cannot do what he wants must make do with what he can.

We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to represent us and lead us.

No matter how famous you are, there's always somebody more famous than you.

There is a kind of perverse unity forming among us, born, I think, of the discontent of all classes of people with the endless frustration of life.

It's a terrible thing when a person dies, whatever the circumstances. A hole opens up in the world, and we need to pay the proper respects. If we don't, the hole will never be filled in again.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

It's easy to forget who you are.

Some people think wearing powder ages them, but try it anyway. For me it mattes my makeup and blends it well.

I love comedy, but I actually do prefer drama because I am already animated as a human being.

My ideal job? Landlord of a bordello! The company's good and the mornings are quiet, which is the best time to write.