Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good gifts evermore make way for the worst persons.

If we want a free and peaceful world if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.

Where more is meant than meets the ear.

Let's make it simple: Government control means uniformity, regulation, fees, inspection, and yes, compliance.

I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.

The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed.

Today, it's very tempting to create songs by cutting and pasting in the studio.

All knowledge is worth having

I was performing in New York and my friends started to call me Gaga. They said I was very theatrical... So they said, you're Gaga.

The more important the subject and the closer it cuts to the bone of our hopes and needs, the more we are likely to err in establishing a framework for analysis.