The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God

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.

Christ came to take away our sins, not our minds.

I would have done better to cherish my good memories. I know that you were trying to protect me, and I admire you for that. I wish now that I had let you.”- Aimee (Marked Book #1) page 288

It is hard to struggle for success but harder for survival.

As soon as you believe that a label you've put on yourself is true, you've limited something that is literally limitless, you've limited who you are into nothing but a thought.

I really don't think that Turkey has become more conservative. It just so happens that the conservatives are a lot more visible today than they were previously.

We cannot have real independence unless the people banish the touch-me-not spirit from their hearts.

Talk shows are proof that conversation is dead.

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

One must regard the hyphen as a blemish to be avoided wherever possible.