Deliberately to pursue happiness is not the surest way of achieving it. Seek it for its own sake and I doubt whether you will find it.

The world is not perishing for the want of clever or talented or well-meaning men. It is perishing for the want of men of courage and resolution.

The most infectiously joyous men and women are those who forget themselves in thinking about others and serving others.

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

Virtue would not make such advances if there were not a little vanity to keep it company.

I think it's our job to be happy and find happiness for ourselves.

The little details really connect for people in ways I never realized before.I think that's why some of the movies have done well, because people are relating to things that I'm willing to expose.

I've learned so many things and a lot of things I've learned the hard way. I look at failure as education in that respect I'm very well educated.

We in this country have to make up our minds -- -- we can not have it both ways: we cannot be both drug-free and free.

God can use even stray, honest comments to bring people to himself.

It takes a lot of money to be a part of the ballet world. Both the training and the supplies are expensive, the shoes, the leotards and the tights.

I mean, I felt terrible. And in the beginning, I mean, I was completely devastated. I mean, can you imagine the kind of guilt that you would feel, and the responsibility?

After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.