Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Maybe knowledge is as fundamental, or even more fundamental than [material] reality.

In his voice resonated the timbre of a man who thinks he has convinced himself of an idea, but masks his own doubt by laboring to persuade others.

I wanted to be part of changing the world. I don't want to just stand by and watch it be however it is.

I am passionate about any effort to achieve social justice and equality, particularly for women.

I really don't think anything I do is a mistake. It could be if I didn't learn from it.

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected

It is only when you are pursued that you become swift.

I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it.

A free India will throw all her weight in favour of world disarmament and should herself be prepared to give a lead in this.

I should be the face of Samuel Smith Beer. That'd be great.