Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand."- Anna Karenina {Anna Karenina}

The men on the trading floor may not have been to school, but they have Ph.D.’s in man’s ignorance.

The best method of sharing your vision is your personal example

I would actually love to fly. I think that that would be probably the most exhilarating feeling, and as close as you can get to true freedom.

The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold.

I am definitely as happy as I've ever been. Happier, I would say, than I've ever been.

Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it's always going to be there.

I don't want to get into political mudslinging.

Always, in every human action, there are leaders.

That talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense; there is no such thing. It is a mere matter of craftsmanship.