The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.

Her simplicity fathomed what clever people falsified.

Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices.

When I went to school, I was already reading and writing. In fact, I was offended that the other kids couldn't.

When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn.

Being sued by your own record company, that's even better than receiving a Grammy

I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.

Everywhere I go I'm always spotted on the streets.

Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America...

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen.