Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people

A mother isn’t the person who births you; it’s the person who rears you and shows you love.

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.

Hip-hop...has been the proverbial key that's opened the door for me to roam this breathtaking planet.

I wish she'd said something different, but patriarchy is as prevalent around the world as racism and xenophobia are. We can't hide from it, not even here.

Foisting an identity on people rather than allowing them the freedom and space to create their own is shady.

The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.

Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?

I have never bought into the idea that blood is thicker than water. Love and respect are meant to be earned from our children, our spouses, our families, and our friends.

Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places.

O Woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain coy and hard to please And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made When pain and anguish wring the brow A ministering angel thou!

There is no longer any religion when there is no longer any privileged religion. Take from religion its exclusive power and it will no longer exist.

To protect us from terrorism, we must have the best, absolutely the best gathering of intelligence anywhere in the world.

I'm not greedy. I just want one person. The world is so big and there are so many people. But I only want one.

Beware of losing what isn't in your head.

Those fruity drinks better have a lot of caffeine in them or I'll never make it through World Issues.

The church generation in which Jesus returns will actively participate in this revolution. ... My premise: Many people alive today will see this revolution in their lifetime.

Hunger is never delicate.

That wasn't love; that was stupidity.

Macho doesn't prove mucho.