There's no disillusionment like learning that forbidden fruit can be unpleasant.

Hatred is one of the poisons; like jaundice, it alters the true colors of things.

You can't remain inactive in the face of injustice without, to some extent, being guilty of it.

Every murder strikes at the heart of civilization; it is an attack on all mankind.

cruelty is the only thing that strikes me as completely unforgivable. The unpardonable sin.

The whole human race loses by every act of personal vengeance.

People don't really change. Not fundamentally. When they surprise us, it is because we failed to recognize their potentialities.

I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.

The doctor will persist in laboring under the delusion that patients want common sense instead of magic.

The only love from which a man never recuperates is the one he never had. The eternal and untarnished illusion.

The strength of weak people constantly appalls me. Have you ever seen a vine kill an oak tree? Deadly.

A great giftwe can giveto ourselvesis a willingnessto love everyone, no matter what.This frees us completely from the toxicjustificationswe use to hate.

Comparison is the enemy to creativity.

Stretch out your hand! Let no human soul wait for a benediction.

We've only recently turned the corner on the Sept. 11 attacks being blamed on Jews and Israelis, as well as almost every other terrorist attack, whether in London, Madrid, Bali or Egypt.

My husband keeps me really honest.

Life takes hold of us with strong hands and makes us greater than we thought.

The world is facing a new networked, digital lifestyle, and we will ensure that Canon remains ahead of the game.

My votes against the education bill and my votes against the Medicare bill got huge play at home.

We justly consider women to be weaker than ourselves, and yet we are governed by them.

Alan Ginsberg was fabulous. The man is so filled with energy. He's 65 years old and he's just loaded with energy and charm and wit and his mind is constantly racing.