"Whether you stir garbage clockwise or counterclockwise it is still garbage. Better to stop stirring and spend your energy stirring pearls of goodness." — Hasidic proverb
"Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humor. I am proud that I have been able to use humor to lessen people's hatred." — Richard Pryor, American comedian, born December 1, 1940
"If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do." — Richard Pryor, American comedian, died December 10, 2005
"If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee." — Psalm 139:11–12, Other translations: If I say, “Surely darkness will conceal me, night will provide me with cover, & 12: darkness is not dark for You; night is as light as day; darkness and light are the same. But even darkness is not dark for You; night is as bright as the day, and light and dark are all the same.