When you forgive somebody, it’s not so much for them as it is for you. You need to be free from that. And you need to rise above that.

You are not a burden, an accident, or a mistake. You are meant for amazing things that you can't even imagine for yourself.

Arise and be all that you dreamed

Till we recognize what’s sick and messed up about ourselves this world is gonna stay sick and messed up.

If you wake up today, it's on purpose, it's a gift.

Everyday we have a high calling that we need to fulfill and everyday we can do it whether it's just to smile at somebody we little know.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

In life as in football, fall forward when you fall.

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has on several occasions talked about transparency as an absolute principle. I don't personally believe that.

It is fascinating to see how much Pope Francis relies on the work of the bishops in the Synods.

I see myself at crossroads in my life, mapless, lacking bits of knowledge - then, the Moon breaks through, lights up the path before me.

A string of bright white buildinh, glistening like teeth over the slurping mouth of the ocean.

I have come to realize you can never be truly happy unless you've known some sorrow.

All thoughts, all passions, all delights Whatever stirs this mortal frame All are but ministers of Love And feed His sacred flame.

When I bought out my first autobiography I received the biggest tax bill of my life.

Have you seen that show on CBS called 'The Amazing Race'? Is that show about white people?