Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind's desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.

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.

The most gratifying action plan that one can conceive is one that others deem unattainable only to be proven wrong.

Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted.

To lose yourself in a book is the desire of the bookworm. I mean to be taken. That is my desire.

Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.

The real beauty created by man never competes with the beauty of nature; but it only perfectly completes it!

Clothes do not make the man; friends and engagement with life do.

Many great ideas need refreshment and deeper analysis. "Freedom," for example, is a great idea but it has become a cliché.

But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j its having consequences for a system of theory.

But you held your pride like you should've held me