My ambition didn't grow out of nowhere. It was planted in me by a community that nurtured me.

Justice is what love sounds like when it speaks in public.

I don't worship the Bible, I worship the God who gave the Bible.

The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests.

He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the sum of his artistic parts.

Donald Trump amplifies the worst instincts. And his nationalism is really a white racist supremacist nationalism.

All of us should be much more humble and contrite when we point the finger at somebody else, because four more fingers are pointing back at us.

We can't exempt ourselves from the same moral calculus that we are willing to apply to others.

The language of faith is crucial because it affords human beings the privilege of intimacy with the ultimate.

I was very struck when Min. Farrakhan said if Jesus and Muhammad were here today, they'd be embracing each other. That's a tremendous message that needs to be heard more broadly.

I used to tell people when I preached at a church, 'If you want a great sermon, be a great audience.'

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

It's a silly fool who thinks killing an animal with one tool is different than killing him with another.

I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.

The average citizen expresses pride in the American Bill of Rights and then seeks to protect his real estate by restrictive covenants.

Pageant makeup is so different from your day-to-day look. When you're on stage you really have to pack it on.

I am a believer in women, in their ability to do things and in their influence and power. Women set the standards for the world, and it is for us, women in Canada, to set the standards high.

The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.

What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.

Intuition is critical in virtually everything you do. But, without relentless preparation and execution, it is meaningless.

A dancer's life is all about repetition.