J. K. Simmons Quotes
If you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge.
Believe me, the library is the temple of God. Education is the most sacred religion of all.
The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer
I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with me or at me.
Live life on your own path. Everybody's got something different. You can't keep up with all those people, so you better keep up with yourself.
Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It's the same sickness, whether it's about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It's all wrong. It's all the same.
When ownership is local and national, and various stakeholders work together, program innovations have a greater chance to take root and survive.
What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.
You know, if your parents didn't have you, they'd be living in a nicer home, driving a Mercedes-Benz, with money in the bank and a boat. But noooooo. They had to have you! You've got to give back!
I don't know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset.
I came to understand the value of education, not just to enable me to make a good living, but to enable me to make a worthwhile life.
Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer.
After 9/11, people all of a sudden became patriotic and showed the colors. Why did it take something bad to happen? It means something. People have died for it, and continue to do so.
Belief is self-knowing. Even Yoda out of Star Wars said, 'Do or do not. There is no try.'
If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.
STOP looking back!!!! When your past calls do NOT pick up!! it has nothing new to say.
It's better to be an octopus than a fish. If an octopus loses a tentacle to a predator, the octopus will survive with seven tentacles left for itself.
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something.
A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized.
Stop telling God how big your problems are and start telling your problems how big your God is.
Be stingy with your money! Don't splurge at the mall - and definitely don't give it to your boyfriend!
If you don't break a hole through the brick wall, don't just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
One-tenth of the folks run the world. One-tenth watch them run it, and the other eighty percent don't know what the hell's going on.
If you choose to become a smoker, you are an idiot, and you may lack the discipline and intelligence to be a successful entrepreneur.
If you want to welcome me with open arms, I'm afraid you're also going to have to welcome me with open legs.
It's easy to be drowned out by the crowd, but to thine own self be true, say I, no matter what everybody says, no matter what the popular vibe is.
Live honestly to a higher note. Life is too short. So, do the best you can and live your life to a higher note.
