Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority.

Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking.

It takes strong men and women to love ... people strong enough inside themselves to love ... without humiliation.

From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men

The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

I have a tendency, after a play of mine is produced, to look back on it disparagingly, seeing only its faults; before production, I see only its virtues.

Oh, believe me. The greatest egos are those which are too egotistical to show just how egotistical they are.

I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us.

What is a socialist? One who has yearnings To share equal profits from unequal earnings.

Oh, yes. I'm terribly smart. Wouldn't it have been nice... to be intelligent?

Books remember all the things you cannot contain.

Leaders say "no" to corruption. Anyone playing a role in governance, and is not ready to do this is not a leader.

It had been agreed between them that lighted candles at wayside inns, in strange countries amid mountain scenery, gave the evening meal a peculiar poetry.

You should not seek forgiveness after an unkind act. The act was done on purpose. You must first understand why the act occurred and then move forward.

I know what I want and I'm going to work to get it.

Tavis Smiley lost lots of corporate support after he was critical of President [Barack] Obama.

A bird in a cage is safe but God didn't create birds for that.

Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate commitment to a Person where I see no way.

I have always known that I wanted to work with youth through the arts and I believe the arts can help young people cope with hardship.

The conservative argument is that the economy is like the weather, that it just operates automatically.