There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
Certainly people have said a lot of deeply unfortunate and stupid things in Southern accents, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the accent itself.
A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.
Obama's the most thoughtful-sounding president I can remember. He seems to be saying what he wants to say, and that is a great relief. He always sounds like he's thinking about what he's saying while he's saying it, and that's a rare thing in politicians.
I do not Twitter. I don't want to Twitter, and I don't see any point in Twittering. The last thing I want to do is tell people what I'm doing at the moment because I'm probably not doing what I'm supposed to be doing.
It's my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind.
People don't necessarily want or need to be done unto as you would have them do unto you. They want to be done unto as they want to be done unto.
If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.
The needs of the times will teach you what to do.
Each one of us is responsible for other living beings' happiness, besides our own. As a result, your loving kindness is the most wish-fulfilling thing in life, more precious than anything else in this world. That makes for a most satisfying, fulfilling life.
Give me a man with a little fight in him, a man who calls me on my bullshit. (But who also kind of likes my bullshit. )