I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.

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But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing...

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing...

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are...

People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an...

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A...

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A...

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.