Humanity is the Son of God.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

Nobody makes a bad choice intentionally

You will be a beautiful person, as long as you see the beauty in others.

Creativity is never too contrived.

That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity

She wasn't as destructive as Bee. She had never been as dramatic. Rather, she'd slipped carefully, stealthily away from her ghosts.

I think my mom and dad did a great job with that, because we [with brother] never had any competition in baseball. We always tried to help each other.

I went to Thailand and built a village for 27 rescued children and this is where my passion to help prevent modern day slavery came from.

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live.

The overintellectualization of surrealism can be a bromide. A dream interpreted is a deflated dream.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.