What would it profit us to possess and perform everything else and be like pure saints, if we meanwhile neglected our chief purpose in life, namely, the care of the young?

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

Uncomfortable.Lord. I’ve been doing the comfortable thing my whole life, it seems like. And what did it get me? I think it’s about time I did something a little uncomfortable.

Failure brings success to those who don’t quit.

Everybody has multiple personalities—at least three. We’re one person at work, another person in private, and a third person when we appear in polite society.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.

I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist.

For black Americans, we know that gun control... sprouts from racist soil - be it after the or during the infamous Dred Scott case where black mans humanity was not recognized.

Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.

My favorite albumn ever is Jeff Buckley's GRACE. I feel a weird unexplainable connection to him.

I am deeply concerned about America.