The Holocaust would never have happened if black people lived in Germany in the 1930s and 40s … well, it wouldn't have happened to Jews.

Don't think or judge, just listen.

Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of my success.

One of my favorite stories was Black Orchid, because it was so different from all the others. I especially enjoyed dancing the Charleston. I have always been keen on dancing.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Your actions is like a raindrop; it falls into the pond making ripples and then its over.

I know nothing of man's rights, or woman's rights; human rights are all that I recognize.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

Each arrow you shoot offcarries its own targetinto the decidedlysecrettangle

Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.

Striving for perfection can get in the way during the early stages of the creative process.

This moment in which you experience stillness is every moment. Don't let the mind seduce you into the past or future. Stay in the moment, and dare to consider that you can be free now.

I like playing frisbee. It is the only sport where you can throw something at a person and it's okay.

Of all the butterflies that chose to stay, I’m in love with the one that got away.

I own the whole world, and folks haven't been keeping up too well on the payments.

I'm not a person that's easily embarrassed, but I'm embarrassed for other people.

I used to be called the "Green Jack Kemp" because of my promotion of entrepreneurial and work-based solutions for poor people.

Let the one fight for his flag, and the other for his ideal, and let them both imagine that they are fighting for the country; the strife will be colossal.