Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection.

As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.

My soul comes from better worlds and I have an incurable homesickness of the stars.

You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.

A team succeeds where an individual fails.

The quest for knowledge shouldn't stop at the highest level of school education. It is a never-ending process.

You'll never come second by putting God first.

A black man will be elected President of the United States. I'm sorry, that's in the year 10,000.

You can wear black in any moment of the day, no matter your age. You can wear black with almost any occasion. A black dress is essential for every woman.

Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.

Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.

Good dreams don't come cheap You've got to pay for them.

But when you get to know a character so well, you start to have insights that you can't show because you're confined to your script of your hit show.

Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.