God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope.

Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin - find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.

You think you may not be heard. Speak anyway.

A leader sees greatness in other people. He nor she can be much of a leader if all she sees is herself.

This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.

Martin Luther King was a human being with a brilliant mind, a powerful heart, and insight, and courage and also with a sense of humor. So he was accessible.

In a magazine, one can get - from cover to cover - 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it.