Speak not of peoples and laws andKingdoms, for the whole earth isMy birthplace and all humans areMy brothers.

Believing is a fine thing, but putting those beliefs into execution is a test of strength.

The house that does not comfort the needy is worthy of naught but destruction.

One hour devoted to mourning and lamenting theStolen equality of the weak is nobler than aCentury filled with greed and usurpation.

I prefer to talk about the gift of literature rather than its role or task.

I love to win, honestly. ... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.

Because I don't think it's true. I don't think corruption is endemic to the process in Annapolis at all. It's the exception, not the rule.

No one blames themselves if they don't understand a cartoon, as they might with a painting or "real" art; they simply think it's a bad cartoon.

In every home in America, in the world, there was cruelty, anger and hatred - things I didn't feel.

I like to look at everything and appreciate seeing the different things that have meaning to people.

When you're working with vibes the music comes right in. The blend is perfect. So to me it was never a mismatch. It was actually pretty complementary.

Between lips and lips there are cities of great ash and moist summit, drops of when and how, vague comings and goings: between lips and lips as along a shore of sand and glass the wind passes.

We come. We go. And inbetween we try to understand.

A wound gets worse when it's treated with neglect.