Charlie Hebdo were the licensed anarchist clowns of the society.

Despite the reams of paperwork, obstacles worthy of a horse show, and a wait that can rival an elephant's gestation, adoption feels no different on the inside.

There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. But, I am told, so does childbirth.

Race, blood, lineage, and nationality don't matter; they're just the way that small minds keep score. All that matters about blood is that it's warm and that it beats through a loving heart.

Srebrenica's not simply another reminder of man's inhumanity to man, but how intelligent people can always come up with intelligent reasons to do nothing.

When they mention great little things in life, they usually forget flossing.

Senator Sanders, of course, has campaigned for Hillary Clinton. But what about his legions of supporters?

Reading will put you into the minds and hearts of others. It might help you understand why other people do what they do sometimes.

I take Charb's point, but at some point has Charlie Hebdo been trying to have it both ways because some of what they do is not funny.

Almost every continent in the world, including our own, has refugees. But how often when we hear the word do we pause to remind ourselves what being a refugee means?

One of the reasons we think this market will start to run out of gas at some point is that you've essentially created as much gold from straw as you can from this financial alchemy

Have you lost your mind? What have I told you Charlie about whales? You can’t MANHANDLE THEM!

I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher.

Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities of the world. If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn.

Self-preservation is the central aim of all life-activities.

I am no bird and no net ensnares me

I learned that he that will be a hero will barely be a man; that he that will be nothing but a doer of his work is sure of his manhood.

People do always try to smoke pot with me. But I think some of those people are cops.

I wanted to keep these trunks as a souvenir." "Now look at them." "They were splattered with blood.

If comics are modern mythology, then black participation and representation is crucial.