"As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle." — B. K. S. Iyengar, Founded Iyengar Yoga, born 1918
"Body is the bow, asana is the arrow, and the soul is the target." — B. K. S. Iyengar, Founded Iyengar Yoga, born 1918
"Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope." — Mahalia Jackson, American gospel singer, born 1911
"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with." — Michael Jackson, American singer, born 1958
"I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways, and no message could have been any clearer: if you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a change!" — Michael Jackson, American singer, born 1958
"Each object is imbued with invisible fibers of light that reach out into the universe and are connected and related to all things, and the song that the maker sang still hangs in the air." — Alex Jacobs, Native-American artist
"There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together." — Harriet Ann Jacobs, African-American writer, born 1813
"My master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each." — Harriet Ann Jacobs, African-American writer, born 1813
"The war of my life had begun; and though one of God's most powerless creatures, I resolved never to be conquered." — Harriet Ann Jacobs, African-American writer, born 1823
"Look - the moon thumbs through night's book. Finds a lake where nothing is printed. Draws a straight line. That's all it can. That's enough. Thick line. Straight toward you - Look." — Rolf Jacobsen, Norwegian poet, born 1907
"Let the young rain of tears come, let the calm hands of grief come. It's not all as evil as you think." — Rolf Jacobsen, Norwegian poet, born 1907