We must never so thoroughly disrespect someone that they are beyond the pale and, therefore, have no possibility of being changed.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.

We are who we are because somebody loved us.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

It was gross enough for fast food restaurants to ban, but apparently our government wants so-called pink slime to be a staple in your kids' lunches.

It came up after doing St. Jimmy on Broadway for American Idiot. I loved acting, and so I just kept my options open.

None are so sinful that they cannot find strength, purity, and righteousness in Jesus, who died for them.

I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.

Economic systems come, and economic systems go. No economic system lasts forever. Capitalism is not likely to last forever, either.

Out here, due process is a bullet.

When I look at my goal, my goal is peace.

Elizabeth Taylor is gorgeous, beautiful, and she still is today, I'm crazy about her.

There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative.