Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it lies a whole mixture of gratitude and longing, the twin ingredients of every prayer.

They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but the same is not true for courage. As it turns out, when courage strikes, it almost always begets more courage.

Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a soft blanket that hides you from the loss.

Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable.

Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil.

Humans are designed to be with other humans, even those with mixed blood. They need each other's laughter. They require each other's sorrows.

Paper Covers Rock is dazzling in its intensity and intelligence, spell-binding in its terrible beauty.

An entire nation, it seemed, was standing in one long breadline, desperate for even the barest essentials. It was a crisis of monumental proportions. It was known as the Great Depression.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

The simplest thought, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning.

Do you know people who insist they like 'all kinds of music'? That actually means they like no kinds of music.

Having been adopted, I really have a strong sense- a necessity almost- for stability, a foundation where my family is concerned. [Success] would be meaningless without anyone to share it with.

The safest course was actually the simplest-do nothing at all and hope everything turned out for the best. It wasn't a great plan, but it had the benefits of simplicity and a long tradition.

My friends and family and team know who I am, and they have my back. So I don't let someone who doesn't know me affect me.

We have a chance for racial solidarity because all of us, unless you're in the top 1 percent, are really struggling in this economy.

To honor God as God, we must worship Him as He and He alone decrees.

Isn't there a curious elegance in how one moment passes into another?

The news is not a mirror of social conditions, but the report of an aspect that has obtruded itself.