To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.

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.

You try spending six months sitting at somebody's bedside, waiting for them to die and then tell me that the happy-ending love story isn't one of God's good gifts.

Kneeling before him, Regin murmured, "Don't let that Fegley worm get to you." Still staring ahead, the kid slowed his banging. "There's a good ... male of indeterminate species.

What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife When Friendship love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?

When I was 17, I signed my record deal and passed my driver's test. It was a very good year!

I've learned in my life that you really don't know what's possible until you're already doing it.

Things that happen before you are born still affect you and people who come before your time affect you as well.

Being bilingual is like having a wife and a mistress. One can never be sure of either.

The universe's destiny has very little to do with the near-term destiny of Earth.

The family of Dane Heggem has been betrayed.

The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.