Rationality and calm self-determination were one of the great illusions of the universe... in the end, we were all ruled by our passions.

Faith is the ability to endure.

Albert Einstein was never clear if he believed in time travel, but had he raised a toddler, he certainly would have.

We are not strangers. It’s a lack of trust that keeps us separated.

Racism and inequality are likened to a fungus which grows in dark places and is all the more poisonous because one cannot see it.

We must believe we are capable of transcending evil, of not needing to hide in the darkness or surrender to our basest fears.

Racism is not simply about one man's irrational hatred of another but his self-hatred, doubting his own moral goodness and purpose.

The liberation from ignorance and tyranny was a long war, because the oppressors always had the advantage. They smooth-talked the masses with lies and promises.

In our ever-changing universe, lives collide, and, like runaway planets, we just keep going.

When you're in love, there's nothing that can embarrass or surprise you.

Life brings only so much luck which when used up leaves you without a safety net.

The higher one sits, the greater the fear of fall.

A Man can Choose what he wants to be. A Gentleman doesn't have a Choice.

He spoke Spanish, English, Italian, and just enough of every other language to be able to charm women around the world.

Heaven has no taste.""Now-""And not one single sushi restaurant."A look of pain crossed the angel's suddenly very serious face.

Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one.

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

I don't think anything changes until ideas change.

The United States is the largest exporter of violence in the world

There’s no longer a superpower standoff. But there are real problems that divide countries around the world. And the UN is still the place where we can get together and try and discuss them.

Mercy, Pity, Peace Is the world's release.