, , So maybe, for me, home is not the city, but the people.

Nobody can have the consolations of religion or philosophy unless he has first experienced their desolations.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

We don't have a "consciousness meter" that'll tell us exactly how conscious something is. I think we might get there eventually.

The gardener gives us roses, not gardeners.

The President so far has struck me as a man who is trying hard to keep his balance. He certainly has been very receptive to all my efforts in these directions.

I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.

Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to God.

I have no intention of dying. In fact, it will be the last thing I do!

Considering yourself a feminist doesn't make you one. Being an empathic human who can see both sides of a coin is feminism's true essence.

Fancy brings us as many vain hopes as idle fears.