We must use what we have to invent what we desire.

The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.

Change is not a threat to your life, but an invitation to live.

There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.

My heart is moved by all I cannot save: so much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world.

Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.

The beauty of darkness is how it lets you see.

If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up.

Until we know the assumptions in which we are drenched, we cannot know ourselves.

Language is power... Language can be used as a means of changing reality.

Poetry is above all a concentration of the power of language, which is the power of our ultimate relationship to everything in the universe.

Not being impressed by anyone or anything is one of the surest paths to a life of mediocrity.

Uplift your soul with music.

Passion without perseveranceis fire without fuel.

I'm sure that I know that, it's behind one of all doors.

Treat your body like you would treat a friend.

For me, life has been interesting and entertaining, and I'm interested and curious about what's going to happen each day.

Dean's wife, Judith Steinberg, made a rare appearance with Dean. She's a doctor, so I guess they brought her in to stop the hemorrhaging.

It happened fast. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born.

Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others.

There are not that many people in the movies today that really make me go out and buy a movie ticket.