Racism is the dogma that one ethnic group is condemned by nature to congenital inferiority and another group is destined to congenital superiority.

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good, and against some greatly scorned evil.

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.

The trouble is not that we are never happy-it is that happiness is so episodical.

liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.

When you fail, you disgrace yourself and others. When you succeed, be proud and others will be proud for you.

The Great Commission is a devotion to study of Scriptures, preaching and teaching of the gospel of salvation.

It is painful to see someone suffering what you must be suffering- watching someone you love be so cruelly hurt.

There is a hole in the heart called "absence". You live in it my dear.

The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older.

Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.

I didn't just jump back on the bike and win. There were a lot of ups and downs, good results and bad results, but this time I didn't let the lows get to me.

There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion.

Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.

I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.