Previously known for its six syllables of sweetness and light, reconciliation has become the political fighting word of the year.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is its power over you.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Maybe we should remember that logic constructs a box that is far too small for wonder to take up residence in. Therefore, the crucial question is, ‘Will we choose to live there if wonder cannot?

One realm we have never conquered: the pure present.

You cannot continue to victimize someone else just because you yourself were a victim once—there has to be a limit

We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children.

I believe one day the distance between myself and God will / disappear.

What a terrible thing life can be.

I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.

I think everybody should have dyslexia and ADD.

I loved being pregnant. I felt unapologetically curvy, sexy, and intensely feminine. After giving birth I joined the ranks of millions of new mothers when I moaned, 'Why do I still look pregnant?'

Deep down, Erikson wants profoundly to be respected and admired - and very deep down he wants to be left alone.