We are not taught to be thinkers, but reflectors of our culture. Let's teach our children to be thinkers.

We must look at alternatives objectively, and not try to fit the future into our present social mould.

There are no negro problems, or Polish problems, or Jewish problems, or Greek problems, or women's problems, there are HUMAN PROBLEMS”.

So your having trouble with your partner. Well ask yourself, if you were in a relationship with a replica of yourself how long would it last?

No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns.

You don't need to get rid of religion; you have to outgrow the need for it. In other words, instead of hoping for the good life, you make the good life.

Every action and decision we take – or don’t – ripples into the future. For the first time we have the capability, the technology, and the knowledge to direct these ripples.

We don't know how to live together on Earth, how the hell are we going to live together on Mars?

I don't want you to trust me, I want you to question everything I say.

Merely complaining without proposing an alternative offers nothing.

To be human is to care for your fellow human beings and protecting the environment.

If you love someone and they want to leave, you help them pack. That's love

If you think we can’t change the world, It just means you're not one of those that will

When education and resources are available to all without a price tag, there will be no limit to the human potential.

Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough.

To have my name said like, "Common and John Legend, Golden Globe nominees," is one of the greatest achievements I've ever had as an artist, as a person.

Even through the unseen, I know that God watches, From one King's dream, he was able to Barack us.

I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.

To be a storyteller is to be able to speak truth, to be able to use your imagination, to use the creative gifts that the Creator has given you.