I Could Not Have Said It Better...

Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., 'Black Power: A Form of Godly Power,' 1967
US politician (1908 - 1972)

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

Equality...is the result of human organization. We are not born equal.
Hannah Arendt (1906 - 1975)

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell (1903 - 1950), "Animal Farm"

Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try.
Peggy Noonan, in Good Housekeeping
US speechwriter for George Bush (1950 - )

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
Andre Gide
French critic, essayist, & novelist (1869 - 1951)

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Walter Anderson

If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach.
Margaret Cho, weblog, 03-09-04

Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it.
Margaret Cho, weblog, 03-11-04

Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is.
Margaret Cho, weblog, 01-18-04