Pleasure, no matter how desirable, is never innocent: it's always presupposing and assuming a certain kind of social order, one usually shot through structures of domination.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.

We are who we are because somebody loved us.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

Health, peace of mind, peak performance, and success in any area of life all depend upon doing the right thing at the right time, in harmony with the cycles of the Four Seasons.

Even The Smallest Candle Burns Brighter In The Dark.

I love you." she whispered into the rough wool of his sweater.

If you don't think that you're the best, how do you become the best?

If we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.

You can have anything you want, if you go out and get it. If you claim it as your own. You have a right to it.

If I don't channel pain into a song, I play my guitar or play the piano or play my drums, or go swimming.

My policy is I will help any policymaker who asks, whether they be a Republican or a Democrat.

The realities of the modern global economy require government to play a substantial role in ensuring the national and economic security of the people.

As soon as you have someone who's providing stuff to react to, especially working with a baby, it's great.