As for me, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are now only the subtlest imaginable essences, which would not stain the morning sky..

What disconcerts the modern world at its very roots is not being sure, and not seeing how it ever could be sure, that there is an outcome-a suitable ….

There's nothing I won't attempt..

Man only progresses by slowly elaborating from age to age the essence and the totality of a universe deposited within him..

Everyone thought I had everything. I had nothing..

If you say that you reject violence when it exceeds the limits imposed by the needs of defense, they accuse you of pacifism, without understanding th….

You have to take everything as it comes..

Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something!.

I was raised in a beautiful Black two-parent family that has given me amazing morals to go out to make a better life for myself and others. That is w….

For a selfie, it's not about the pose, it's about you. There's a reason why you look great in the picture or you look great in real life, because som….

MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT CINEMA AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ART HAS ITS OWN POSSIBILITIES WHICH ARE EQUAL TO THOS….

Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all….

During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned - not what should b….

Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discour….

I don't go where I'm tolerated. I go where I'm celebrated..

The essence of oppression is that one is defined from the outside by those who define themselves as superior by criteria of their own choice..

Education is fundamental. And I know some aren't blessed to be afforded the luxury, 'cause as sad as it is in 2016, it is still a luxury. I'd say whe….

No one is content with his own lot..

I am not an adolescent, nor a romantic. I analyze objectively..

I respect religion and will respect any religion..

There is the music that we make, and the music that makes us..