I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.
Be He nowhere else, God is in all that liberates and lifts, in all that humbles, sweetens, and consoles.
The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.
And what they dare to dream of, date to do.
Human nature has a much greater genius for sameness than for originality.
What men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings.
For only by unlearning Wisdom comes.
Antiracism is not "my" campaign. I have been doing antiracism organizing, activism, educating and writing for 20 years, in one form or another, but it's not a personal crusade. My work is part of a larger tradition, and larger effort, involving mostly people of color, and of course some white allies as well.
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
It's a whole lot more productive to be in problem-solving mode than it is to be in behavior modification mode.
Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.