The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.

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.

Education is the greatest gift to enlightenment.

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

It was the last time I would ever do that.

The day stared back an empty gray, with not a speck of white to give character to the lifeless sky.

We live not in order to eat, but in order not to know what we feel like eating.

Money is hard to earn and easy to lose. Guard yours with care.

The body can limit our ability to experience life to the fullest, especially if we identify ourselves as being only our bodies.

... the song of the world is all of love.

Don't choose. Accept life as it is in its totality.

I never wanted to be an actor. I never want to be an actor. I want to be a movie star. The whole idea of having to act is too gruesome. It's too ambitious for me.