Good English, well spoken and well written will open more doors than a college degree... Bad English will slam doors you don't even know exist.

And, yes, words matter. They may reflect reality, but they also have the power to change reality - the power to uplift and to abase.

Scandal has a thousand stringers; good news doesn't know the editor's phone number.

People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it.

It is a mistake to suppose that requiring the nonmathematical to take more advanced math courses will enhance their understanding and not merely exacerbate their sense of inadequacy.

It's always illegitimate for white men to organize as white men.

There is a better future, with a greater purpose. One can find it, only if he or she searches for it.

I've probably put my 10, 000 hours into writing, but I believe writing well is also greatly influenced by certain intangibles like mood and inspiration.

A man who can make love with another man can also make love with the enemy.

Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence.

I missed New York. Every break I had from the series, I'd fly back to the East Coast just to get back onstage.

Free trade or the free market means the sovereignty of the consumer.

One might as well attempt to describe the smoothness of the wind as to paint a clear picture of his complete swing.

I'm reading a book about Romaine Brooks, a wonderful painter from early in the last century.

You're special-not because of what you have. You're special because of who you are.

Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you.