Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

The best thing about living... Is the chance to keep on doing it!

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. But the slanting process is so subtle that you frequently don't realize how you're being slanted until very late in the game.

I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.

A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.

A delight to read is a great treasure.

Work until you feel Lamborghini is cheap...!!!

"One and one make two" assumes that the changes in the shift of circumstance are unimportant. But it is impossible for us to analyze this notion of unimportant change.

You need your reason to pass through the world and also to experience the nagual, because if you become all nagual, we'll lock you away in an institution.

It's always better to be conservative in action. One must always consider the dangers in the world.

School was great. There were no boys there, which didn't really bother me at the time because I had two brothers, so I was quite pleased not to spend any more time with boys.

It beats me how Freud could say "What do women want?" as if we all must want the same thing.

The importance of a high moral code, which is at the foundation of the Scout movement, cannot be stressed too highly.

Once you get that instinct for the fictiveness, the fictionality of fiction, it kind of sets you free.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.