Our youth are not failing the system; the system is failing our youth. Ironically, the very youth who are being treated the worst are the young people who are going to lead us out of this nightmare.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace at Washington.

Just because you are blind, and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist.

Every person is born for a reason, you really need to know yours.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens.

Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all.

You become an artist to upset your family.

You do not sew with a fork and I see no reason why you should eat with knitting needles.

I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent.

When I'm meant to be standing in the wings, the only way to go is the ladies' toilets. It's the only time I've ever acted in the toilets.

We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.

One can imagine a world without essays. It would be a little poorer, of course, like a world without chess, but one could live in it.