There was a child went forth every day, And the first object he looked upon, that object he became.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

We were together. I forget the rest.

Either define the moment or the moment will define you.

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.

When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond who you were.

Literature is a writer's secret life recorded in symbols.

Do we really need each other, or are we just covering up each other's loneliness?

So this is how the rich bleed--elegantly.

Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen.

an intoxication with forbidden knowledge in which the natural things become unimportant.

The hippest thing you can do is not play at all. Just listen.

There are things that you can do on an individual level, even as you continue to fight oppression systemically, that make things a little bit better for an identifiable group.

I used to walk into a party and scan the room for attractive women. Now I look for women to hold my baby so I can eat potato salad sitting down.

Our history is every human history; a black and gory business, with more scoundrels than wise men at the lead, and more louts than both put together to cheer and follow.