Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.

It is not healthy when a nation lives within a nation as coloured Americans are living inside America. A nation cannot live confident of its tomorrow if its refugees are among its own citizens.

I believe that purpose is not only a destination but it is the energy that pushes us toward its fulfillment.

Everything is intimateNothing is personal

The relationship between critic and writer is similar to the one between the pigeon and the statue.

Ignorance is constricted awareness.

Repentance is a thing that cannot be trifled with every day. Daily transgression and daily repentance is not that which is pleasing in the sight of God.

Man proposes, and God disposes.

In Louisiana, we don't bet on football games, we bet on whether a politician is going to be indicted or not.

Come ye trials and challanges; come life's big waves, for I am ready?

When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you.

I really believe amendment " to make English our common and unifying language" is racist. I think it's directed basically to people who speak Spanish.