We are on the side of religion as opposed to religions, and we are among those who believe in the wretched inadequacy of sermons and the sublimity of prayer.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

To love beauty is to see light.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

The power of words is in the works of words. People are much more bonded by the works of words than words. The work of words is the trigger of words.

For me, the cooking life has been a long love affair, with moments both sublime and ridiculous.

I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.

I've never been tempted by God but I like his trappings.

I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never would.

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.

There are so many families around the country that can't have children. We can improve options so families can have children, can adopt more readily those children.

When I was a little kid, I loved horror films. I always liked being scared.

Willpower is a concentration of force. You gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward.

My confidence level is a tremendous high.