If a drug dealer falls in West Baltimore and no one is there to hear him, does he make a sound?

The beauty of love is that in giving it away, you are left with more than you had before.

Awakening into love is a lifelong path.

The drug war is a holocaust in slow motion.

A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

Every day, human beings are worth less. That's the triumph of capitalism. The money gets made, and the fewer people we need to make that money.

People from here will often say, "I'm not from the United States, I'm from New Orleans."

To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally.

Genuine inner freedom is the ultimate aim of life. It is the unspoken goal of every thought you have and every action you take.

Life is too short to carry the burden of a heavy heart. It does not serve you or anyone else. Free yourself through the power of forgiveness and compassion.

The best #‎ gift we can give in any interaction is to leave people feeling lighter, #‎ happier , and more at #‎ peace .

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

Don’t pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure.

When i angry, i unload my anger on my selfWhen i overflow with love, i distribute it.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

The tongue should not be suffered to outrun the mind.

I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess.

The thing that intrigues me about Matthew is that I don't believe anybody would read it if they aren't Jewish and understand it. And so to say that publicly as a Christian is kind of interesting.

..leaders should be looked upon as being 'in front', 'sharing' rather than 'showing' the way... it is the followers who save leaders and therefore make them.

A Warrior knows when a battle is worth fighting.

I'm not trying to be the new anybody.