“A little leavening of dissatisfied temper will spread through a group and change outlooks.”

“Worry may not change the outcome, but it definately affects the outlook.”

“Reason leavened with a little wit (if possible) is the real alternative to hate speech, meaning that there's no better time for it.”

“Adams has shown a nearly inexhaustible desire, leavened with an equal amount of sheer talent- five decades' worth and counting- in an unrelenting effort to stabilize, strengthen, and improve the standing of indigenous peoples, minority groups, and the larger society as well. He is an exemplary Native activist, indeed.”

“It is remarkable…what a change of temper a fixed income will bring about.”

“Having gone through it all had changed our outlooks. You can't be as much of a bitch as you were before, you can't be as much as an egomaniac, you can't feel as much like the world owed you something, you can't be the 'where's mine?' guy.”