Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face. But I left with a smile. I knew that I was a convicted criminal, but I was proud of my crime.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Morals

If you don't feel an overwhelming sense of emotion when you listen to music, then you're listening to the wrong kind.

A person who has 'tidied up' has both the words and a tidy area to show for it. It is much harder to find a word that describes the giving-up-things mode of attention a mother is giving to her baby.

Shakespeare has way too many lines. My ideal theatre piece is about 40 minutes long with no interval.

You're as good as anyone else is, if you're good. You're no less important than anyone else is in the grand scope of things.

No man can be a conservative unless he has something to lose.

That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.

Focus on the positives and be grateful.

When you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself in all ways that are necessary.