The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit.
I had learned that there were times when fighting was impossible, when the best thing to do was to wait and to learn.
To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.
We are never really beyond it. . . slavery continues to this day.
Never have I met a person doing terrible things who would meet my own eyes peacefully. To gaze into another person's face is to do two things: to recognize their humanity, and to assert your own.
I remember wondering, within a year or two of taking my first my first steps, why only men sat to drink tea and converse, and why women were always busy. I reasoned that men were weak and needed rest.
You must learn to respect," Papa said. But I do not respect her," I said. Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg. "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect.
People in the fashion industry have used the press a lot more than people in the film industry, because you have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything.
You want your fans to like what you do, because it's coming from your heart and soul. You write it, you produce this thing. It's like your baby.
I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all.
I know its corny, but laughter is a two-way gift, and hearing people laugh just warms me through and through.