Nothing has more retarded the advancement of learning than the disposition of vulgar minds to ridicule and vilify what they cannot comprehend.

The two greatest warriors are Truth and Time. Be sure to march behind, and not against, them.

Failure to commit is as bad as failure to start.

Whenever I'm doing anything romantic with an actor, or if there's a director around, I never want anybody's wife to feel threatened by me.

I love love stories, no matter how dark.

His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with His glory.

Inward is not a direction. Inward is a dimension.

I think it talks about the fact that there are black people in the world who have tremendous amount of talents and have no channel through which they can those talents.

...part of the mind's job was to cast doubt on what the heart knew to be true, and the heart, because it had no words, often lost the argument

My need for true love isn't so important now. The important thing is to lead a life where no one can wound me anymore.

I still love him. And here's the worst part. I want him back. - Ree