The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class- it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity. -Anna Julia Cooper

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. -John F. Kennedy

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!" -Muhammad Ali

"America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You've got to want it bad, because it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say, "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil who is standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours. You want to claim this land as the 'land of the free'? Then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free." -The American President (Michael Douglas)

"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."

- Al Capone (1899-1947)

"The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations." -Mahatma Gandhi

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move."

- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

"If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

"A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice."

- Bill Cosby

"If the grass is greener on the other side, you can bet the water bill is higher." -Unknown

"Love is staying up all night with a sick child, or a healthy adult." -Unknown

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, prepare to die."

- Klingon Proverb

"It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire." -Unknown

"Anyone who uses the phrase 'easy as taking candy from a baby' has never tried taking candy from a baby." -Unknown

"Nowadays, people know the price of everything, and the value of nothing." -Oscar Wilde

"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -Unknown

"Don’t be so humble - you are not that great."

- Golda Meir (1898-1978), to a visiting diplomat

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." -Unknown

"If we are afraid to be different, how can we make a difference in this world?" -Rev. John Jenkins