There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becomes a cloak for the cowardice that dares not stand up against blatant violations of justice.

I hope to God that the inner strength that will vindicate my deeds will in good time spring forth from my own people. I have done as I had to on the prompting of my inner voice.

You have stripped from me the rank and privileges of the professorship and the doctoral degree which I earned, and you have set me at the level of the lowest criminal.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

Our rights are interconnected and inseparable. When freedom of expression is threatened, the rights to freedom of association and assembly, of thought, conscience and religion, are also compromised.

The brands with which we surround ourselves prop us up, make us feel sexy and beautiful, when in reality we're pretty dumpy creatures.

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

There are two classes of authors: the one write the history of their times, the other their biography.

I'm a mess of unfinished thoughts.

If you think advantage lies in resources, then you think the best educational system is the one that spends the most money.

I'm worried he's going to ... do something crazy." "He lives in a hole in the ground, dresses funny, and occasionally eats his assistants," Eve said. "Define crazy.

It's so easy to laugh, It's so easy to hate, It takes guts to be gentle and kind.

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.