The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural.

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good, and against some greatly scorned evil.

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.

The trouble is not that we are never happy-it is that happiness is so episodical.

liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.

Though mountains melt and oceans burn, The gifts of love shall still return.

Love is scary. But not as scary as living without the one person who makes your life worth living.

We have the riots we deserve.

A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented.

I was thinking about the first time I ever saw you and how after that I couldn't forget you. I wanted to, but I couldn't stop myself.

If you [Hillary Clinton] want to change the laws, you've been there a long time, change the laws.

Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.

When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don't like comfort-zone politics.

Let us return to 'no'. It has the charm of brevity.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.