"Self-denial does not belong to religion as characteristic of it; it belongs to human life; the lower nature must always be denied when you are trying to rise to a higher sphere."

“While everything around me is ever changing, ever dying, there is underlying that change a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves and recreates.... For I can see in the midst of death, life persists, in the midst of untruth, truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”

“Justice has often been forged from fires of indignities and prejudices suffered. Our triumphs that celebrate the freedom of choice are hallowed. We have arrived upon another moment in history when 'We the People' becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.”

Source : "Read the Incredibly Moving Opinion From the Judge Who Just Struck Down Virginia’s Gay-Marriage Ban" by Mariah Blake, www.motherjones.com. February 14, 2014.

“Let men not ask what the law requires, but give whatever freedom demands.”

“My dad taught me how to play. He was a great amateur player in Curacao.”

“The way we see is critical to understanding how others will read our compositions.”

“I couldn't stand living in a society that admires the emperor's new clothes, when I see so clearly that he is naked.”

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“Aside from the fact that they say it's unhealthy, my fat ain't never been no trouble. Mens always have loved me. My kids ain't never complained. Plus they's fat.”

“The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.”