The only people who see the whole picture,' he murmured, 'are the ones who step out of the frame.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"

The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.

I speak African. I can even speak Italian.

It is important to expose yourself to ideas you don't agree with from time to time. Attend a political rally of a party you do not like.

Mark Hughes at his very best: he loves to feel people right behind him.

Quit trying to do what I already know you can't do and let Christ do what only He can through you.

Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would.

Nothing can prevent your picture from coming into concrete form except the same power which gave it birth – yourself. (Genevieve Behrend)

There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart