It's true that in reading an interview, I have a little critique of the objectification of women in a [Playboy] magazine that is perceived to doing that.

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.

The rain begins with a single drop

A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.

Sufism is, in fact, not a mystical system, not a religion, but a body of knowledge.

He never sat an examination in economics: his knowledge came from pondering problems and discussing them as much as from book-learning.

Being a lady does not require silence.

New York and New Jersey are probably two of my favorite places to get really good surf in the summertime.

Everybody gets the tattoo they deserve.

There's something fundamental to the harp that has retained its appeal my whole life. It's an instrument I am just in love with.

Lenity is a part of justice; but she must not speak too loud for fear of waking justice.

Apple and Google will compete like crazy for our data because once they have it we'll be their customers forever.