Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

It is so much easier to live placidly and complacently. Of course, to live placidly and complacently is not to live at all.

The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.

There's only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappoint­ment s.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

One of the most liberating things a person can do is to admit that he or she is human and is flawed.

You don't have to reach for greatness if it is already in you.

I looked at this man and thought: Oh, how we are going to hurt each other.

Knowing we will be with Christ forever far outweighs our burdens today! Keep your eyes on eternity!

Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.

Tennessee Williams recognized that great theater begins with great talkers, and that great talkers obey two rules: they never sound like anyone else and they never say anything directly.

Her voice is full of money.

I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Then I was not happy or contented: every time I saw a white man I was afraid of being carried away.

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

Everyone has understood me in his own way. But I would have to understand myself first in order to judge - and so far, I haven't.