I was never given a trial. I never went before any magistrate, nor did my parents. To this day, I do not know what the charges that were lodged against me or my deceased parents at this time.

These are challenging times for all Americans. We face the specter of war abroad and a steady stream of bad economic news at home.

I think a commission set up to examine slavery and the consequences of it, would probably be a very fruitful, important dialogue for the United States to be involved in.

I have to say that it's very few countries that are willing to look back at its past and apologize for its act, or make amends for its act, as the United States had one.

Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean.

Knowledge, like money and muck (manure), serves us best when spread evenly.

You think you know someone by looking at his face but what can one face say about the thousand thoughts behind those eyes.

Sometimes the hardest part of growing it is not the responsabilities you might get, but it is to lose the essence of love, and never find the way back to where it was.

Contrary to what they tell you... You are not a limited material being.

It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you arecruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Thumbelina what's the difference if you're very small? When your heart is full of love you're nine feet tall!

A society in which marriage is encouraged and industry prevails soon repairs the accidental losses of pestilence and war.

Mindfulness - moment to moment non-judgemental attention and awareness.

The joy is when you work with great actors, it just comes to life in a way that you never even imagined.