Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with your society. - James Baldwin

We all commit our crimes. The thing is to not lie about them — to try to understand what you have done, why you have done it. That way, you can begin to forgive yourself. That's very important. If you don't forgive yourself you'll never be able to forgive anybody else and you'll go on committing the same crimes forever.

A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.

Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.