Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists.

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.

My favorite place for taking a vacation is found in my library.

Fiction isn't what 'was'. It's 'what if'?

We hunger in earnest for that which we cannot consume.

Play and be happy.

She that paints her Face, thinks of her Tail.

Getting the role like this is such awonderful opportunity... I remember looking in the mirror and going 'I'm superman'.

The more I know, the more sure I am I know so little. The eternal paradox.

Every man has his devilish minutes.

There is one thing we can do, and the happiest of people are those who do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present.

I think the first movie I ever saw was a 'Star Wars' triple bill, when 'Return of the Jedi' was released.