Man, born of woman, has found it a hard thing to forgive her for giving him birth. The patriarchal protest against the ancient matriarch has borne strange fruit through the years.

Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve.

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die.

Segregation is evil; there is no pattern of life which can dehumanize men as can the way of segregation.

The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.

The point of life is to find the delicate equilibrium between dream and reality.

To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: It is the only way we can leave the future open.

The question in crisis or ordeal is not: Are you going to be an extremist? The question is: What kind of extremist are you going to be?

I broke every barrier I could to see things as they are.

None but the weak crave to be better than. Strong men are satisfied with their own strength.

The human heart does not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.

You don't appreciate the things that come easy. The things we fight for are the things we keep with us forever.

One of the things my dad and I got to bond over was going to the San Antonio Spurs games when Gervin was there, James Silas... I can't remember the rest of the guys' names, but it was a fun time.

I wanted to protect the songs. I wanted to make sure I could write freely and not be self-conscious about it.

Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.

Love is not about chasing someone; it's not about being chased or being the one chasing. It's about chasing after dreams and if in that pursuit someone runs parallel to you, that is love.

But my whole life has been a matter of fighting for one simple hour to do what I want to do. There was always something getting in the way of my getting to myself.

The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones.

If you could hold your nose to avoid a stink, or close your eyes to cut out a sight, why not shut off your brain to avoid a thought?

Growing up in Mississippi, I was such a farmer, and it's not desirable to bring attention to yourself. That's my nature, and all of a sudden, I'm in show business.

A peaceful mind generates power.