Alphabet Quotes

The struggle of my life created empathy

I could relate to pain,

being abandoned,

having people not love me.

The goal of my shows,

my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it,

whatever ventures I might pursue,

would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far

more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.

The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run

to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

The man who could go to Africa and rob her of her children,

and then sell them into interminable bondage,

with no other motive than that

which is furnished by dollars and cents,

is so much worse than the most depraved murderer

that he can never receive pardon at my hand.

The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

If you’re twenty two,

physically fit,

hungry to learn and be better,

I urge you to travel — as far and as widely as possible.

I believe in the American dream and the power of education.

For my part, I desire to see the time when education

and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry

shall become much more general than at present,

and should be gratified to have it in my power

to contribute something to the advancement of

any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate

the happy period.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it,

move with it, and join the dance.

I’ve always been a bit of a rebel.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time,

and your government when it deserves it.

You can’t be witty without observing the absurdities around you.

Every word is like an egg;

it has the potential to hatch into meaning.

All I have seen teaches me to trust

the creator for all I have not seen.

The world can change if you stay true to your vision.

You only live once,

but if you do it right,

once is enough.

It is difficult to be a man in the modern world

without being aware of the absurdity of it all.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

There are a number of women

who have brought about

immense change in society.