I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Remember when feminisit movements were something men gathered on street corners to admire as the girls strolled by

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?