There is a child in all of us, a person who believes in a glorious future.

People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.

If one is desperate for love, I suggest looking at one's friends and family and see if love is all around. If not, get a new set of friends, a new family.

Bigotry and judgment are the height of insecurity.

It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment.

The building of friendship, family, community and love is complicated. We are so isolated in this country, no longer supported by tribes and villages.

I am very sad for men and women trapped in any relationship where there is cruelty, dominance, inequity. I long for the liberation of all people.

I believe people who practice their beliefs in daily life are activists.

I want word of mouth to be our biggest voice.

An activist is one who is actively involved in creating community, whether that is locally in their neighborhood or internationally. It is an admirable quality.

The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model

This moment will never ever come back, so create a memory and hold it tight.

At the constitutional level, what we of course have assured is that women have the ability to make these reproductive decisions up to the point of viability.

I don't really flaunt any gadget, but I am loving my Nokia Lumia.

Nothing in life is fun for the whole family. There are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry.

Calamitous collapse is better than mediocre defeat!

When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.

Love is brief: forgetting lasts so long.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

A man who recognizes no God is probably placing an inordinate value on himself.