"[T]he first transactions of a nation, like those of an individual upon his first entrance into life make the deepest impression, and are to form the leading traits in its character."

“Too many escape into complexity these days. For it is an escape for persons to cry, when this question of the equality of peoples is raised in India or in our own South, 'Ah, but the situation is not so simple.' ... no great stride forward is ever made for the individual or for the human race unless the complex situation is reduced to one simple question and its simple answer.”

“The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.”

Source : Isobelle Carmody (2009). “Alyzon Whitestarr”, p.499, Random House Books for Young Readers

“Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that.”

“There is no rewind button for life.”

Source : Nam June Paik, Hong-hŭi Kim (2007). “Nam June Paik and Korea, from fantasy to hyperreality”

“I have long been convinced that the Christian Eucharist is but a continuation of the Eleusinian mysteries. St Paul, in using the word teleiois, almost confirms this.”

Source : Letter to Henry Stephens Randall, May 23, 1857.

“History will judge societies and governments — and their institutions — not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.”

Source : "Cesar Chavez: A Triumph of Spirit". Book by Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard A. Garcia, September 15, 1995.

“It's easy to set up binaries of who's good and who's bad, who is right and who is wrong. But I really don't think that way. I believe that people can change and grow.”

Source : "The Lenny Interview: Rachel Maddow". Interview with Grace Dunham, www.yahoo.com. April 21, 2016.

“Life doesn't exist inside language: too bad for me.”