“The extreme inequality of our ways of life, the excess of idleness among some and the excess of toil among others, the ease of stimulating and gratifying our appetites and our senses, the over-elab...”

“Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?”

“Being wealthy isn't just a question of having lots of money. It's a question of what we want. Wealth isn't an absolute, it's relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can't afford, w...”

“Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.”

“Every person has a right to risk their own life for the preservation of it.”

“It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.”

“I wish i could tell you that through the tragedy i mined some undiscovered, life-altering absolute that i could pass on to you.I didn't.The cliches apply-people are what count,life is precious,mate...”

“Let's have some new cliches.”

“One of the most common platitudes we heard was that words failed. But words were not failing us at all. It was not true that there was no way to describe our experience. We had plenty of language t...”

“Yes, Latinos dream more. When you live in poverty, when your president is imposed upon you, when they kill someone and no one gets indicted, and when only a few get rich, of course you dream more. ...”

“It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men.”

“I look at Kitty, who's braiding Chris's hair in microbraids. She's being extra quiet so we forget she's here and don't kick her out. 'I think that as long as you're ready and it's what you want to ...”

“Remember that self-doubt is as self-centered as self-inflation. Your obligation is to reach as deeply as you can and offer your unique and authentic gifts as bravely and beautifully as you're able.”

“Sometimes the only thing we can do for people is pray.”

“You simply cannot know the depth of your magnificence without the contrast of life.”