Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.

The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.

A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed.

Our own pulse beats in every stranger's throat.

There should be no censorship of mail.

Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.

Vengeance is not the point: change is.

Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.

I come from a family of strong women, who have been positive role models for me.

Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

When I'm shooting, I just try to make sure I wouldn't be embarrassed of it later, because in Watertown, you don't get away with anything.

The Internet challenges traditional ways of distributing and processing information and so encourages new standards and behavior.

I'm not sure that I would have become a Christian if I had continued to live in Hollywood because the notion wouldn't have occurred to me.

Preparation can only take you so far , after that you've got to take a few leaps of faith

If you are not careful, soon you will have men locking themselves in dungeons so that you can rescue them.

All kids, when they go to school, are pretty good artists and dancers and singers and poets. All that gets buried, basically through being educated, or brainwashed.