War is an old, old plant on this earth, and a natural history of it would have to tell us under what soil conditions it grows, where it plays havoc, and how it is eliminated.

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good, and against some greatly scorned evil.

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.

The trouble is not that we are never happy-it is that happiness is so episodical.

liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.

Grief, no matter how you try to cater to its wail, has a way of fading away.

You don't need a great cathedral for a great marriage. All you need is fate to be on your side

The Rain Falls Because sky can no longer handle its heaviness..Just like Tears, It falls because the heart can no longer handle the pain.. !

Why should anyone else have it easy. Spoken like a true New Yorker.

A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.

When I dance I am really meditating rather then performing for an audience. I am completely absorbed by the music and the steps I choose to respond to the music.

As I've gotten older I look like a man, finally.

Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd

There is, in the end, the letting go.

The resolution of the combat is seldom equal to the vehemence of the charge.