We seldom give each other advice-I think that's the success of 25 years of marriage.

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.

It's really important for people who are HIV positive to reach out to let other people know that they can be tested, they can find out they can still live a life -- a positive life, a happy life.

Leadership is not about popularity, it is about doing what is right.

Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.

Women have a better chance to secure freedom and protect themselves from violence, from abuse, from injustice, if they are well-educated and know their rights.

Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.

I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.

A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.

Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside.

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk and to make our words and actions all of a color.

There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write 'damnation' with your fingers.

A belief is something you will argue about. A conviction is something you will die for.

I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time.

Children are not simply commodities to be herded into line and trained for the jobs that white people who live in segregated neighborhoods have available.

You can't be reluctant to give up your lie and still tell the truth.

The sentences in the book of providence are sometimes long, and you must read a great way before you understand their meaning.

I used to hate flying. I would sit there, rigid, convinced that if I relaxed, the plane would drop out of the sky.

There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.

Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.