Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us how we perceive ourselves how we live work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all.

In my work and in myself I reflect black people women and men as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

To keep your secret is wisdom to expect others to keep it is folly.

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom and to commit my cause to God not fearing to offend men who take offence at the simplicity of truth is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

The most excellent and divine counsel the best and most profitable advertisement of all others but the least practiced is to study and learn how to know ourselves. This is the foundation of wisdom and the highway to whatever is good.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom they will discover your ignorance.

To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.

Knowing others is wisdom knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.

You should be careful what you wish for as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives but others can have different agendas.

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.

Cursed be he above all others Who's enslaved by love of money. Money takes the place of brothers Money takes the place of parents Money brings us war and slaughter.

War is organized murder and torture against our brothers.

No more war! Never again war! If you wish to be brothers drop your weapons.

We can for example be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world - at least a world inhabited by creatures other than bacteria and beetles with some scattering of others.

My songs are my kids. Some of them stay with me some others I have to send out out to the war. It might sound stupid and it might even sound naive but that's just the way it is.

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.

A professional soldier understands that war means killing people war means maiming people war means families left without fathers and mothers.

There is no avoiding war it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

This truth is a remedy against spiritual pride namely that none should account himself better before God than others though perhaps adorned with greater gifts and endowments.