When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

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.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

The degree to which one is sensitive to other people's suffering, to other (people's) humanity, is the index of one's own humanity

Interestingly, being yourself allows others to be themselves. Even with crazy imperfections, being a bona fide genuine person is the best any of us can be—messy flaws and all!

Don't ever allow your heart to become desperate for love

It was a wonderful combination for a reporter, the exterior so comforting, the interior so driven.

Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.

My best teachers were not the ones who knew all the answers, but those who were deeply excited by questions they couldn't answer.

You can take your Law," she said in a measured tone, "and shove it right up your-

Outrageous generosity is a character quality of people who win with money.

I choose work with the people I like to work with.

You can shear a sheep many times, but skin him only once.

There are many great wine producers from all over the world making fantastic wines. Italian wines especially are making an enormous comeback after sometimes being labeled as inexpensive jug wines.