There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship than a good marriage.

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.

The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister's daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.

I didn't want to be a rapper full time. You know, Big L kinda - God bless the dead - influenced me to do that.

When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.

Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like it or not, by accident or on purpose, so there is an 'inner you.' You have a spirit.