Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.

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.

First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play.

Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them, not by how happy you can make them.

The most polluted animal on the planet today is the modern human.

The secret parts of this city never ceased to amaze me.

I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me.

Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.

I like really good movies, but I can enjoy a really bad movie, too.

Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation.

Why, when God's world is so big, did you fall asleep in a prison, of all places?

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.