I am always talking about the human condition and about American society in particular: what it is like to be human, what makes us weep, what makes us fall and stumble and somehow rise and go on from darkness into darkness and that darkness carpeted.

It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.

It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.

At our best, we're all teachers

Because of technological breakthroughs, the society will need fewer and fewer unskilled laborers.

When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.

Prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.