The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar there is to new ideas.

Until a thing was seen, could it be said to exist? And if his eye through the telescope were the one that brought a certain star into existence, did not that make him a creator?

The Sabbath, I said, is not only an idea. It is also something you keep. With other people. You can’t just extract lessons from it.

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up 'cause they're looking for ideas.

I had to marry a Greek; I had to stir up the ethnic pot. Otherwise, my children would have been anemic and sickly. Now theyve got some good Mediterranean blood in them.

The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

I will get my respect or I will die.

The envier praises me unknowingly.

If there is love enough,then nothing-not nature, not even death itself- can come between two who love each other.