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

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.

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.

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

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it’s a mistake to make a habit of it.

Each year has been so robust with problems and successes and learning experiences and human experienes that a year is a lifetime at Apple. So this has been ten lifetimes.

I'm tired of watching attractive people trying to be ugly, struggling for authenticity. Why not be yourself?

I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to kind of navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Love knows no time, or distance, and it certainly knows no reason.

I think perception is important.

Your mind is like a servant to you. Whatever you are being in the midst of your mind, your mind is going to be the same to you.

It's obvious what's timeless and what is not timeless, but you need time to find that answer.

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning.