To strip a man of all loyalties but those to the state, makes him not only a worm but a monster, without a shred of humanity.

For support, I fall back on my heart. Has a man any fault a woman cannot weave with and try to change into something better, if the god her man prays to is a mother holding a baby?

Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself.

And who is any of us, that without starvation he can go through the kingdoms of starvation?

When an individual fear or apathy would cause us to pass by the unfortunate, then life is of no account.

Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.

When people discuss religion, it is a pity that they often become excited and argue. We should merely listen, as one does on a dark night; we should merely gaze at the stars.

When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or she is loyal to. It is a preliminary clue to the sense of belonging, and hence of his or her humanity.

A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.

Surely no one can be sure he has visited Cienega; people say to themselves, do they not: 'Was it a vision; or have I, some time or other, seen dusk in a valley like this?'

I do not believe that we can stop perfecting new ways of dying until we have found new ways of living. Every new life-way ought to prevent a new death-way.

Hold fast to your faith.Keep your hope in the Lord.Embrace the love of God.

What matters most right now, is what you do next.

The shadow of scepticism is dispelled in the light of real knowledge.

I'm not disappointed in [Barack] Obama. He said who he is; he's doing what he said he would do.

I'm just another guy who thinks he's smarter than he is, in a long line of them.

I think all human beings are at least a little bit Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, and many of us are downright quadrophenic.

When I travel, I like to take advantage of room service. I'm really into eggs Benedict in the morning.

When you have a nonverbal conversation with a total stranger, then he cant cover himself with words, he cant create a wall.

We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I had to conduct two space walks.

I'm still true to my Southern roots.