That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it debates problems.

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.

The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my inner world which had been lying fallow, and this love of humanity vented itself in a vast compassion.

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

Being gifted needs courage.

O that I were a man, or that I had powerTo execute my apprehended wishes!I would whip some with scorpions.

Life is defined by time. Time defined moments. Time is priceless gift.

I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing.

If you're a fan of hurting others, talking down to, or trying to bring others down, then never call yourself a fan of mine.

I'm just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)

Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.

The more you build your life on principle and less on personality - yours or others - the straighter will be your course.

We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

My mama used to say, 'Are you sad? Then just wait a minute.