The moon twangs its silver strings; The river swoons into town; The wind beds down in the pines, Covers itself with stars.

The only good produced by the disappearance of Africville was the appearance of a conscious black nationalism … In this regard, Consecrated Ground is the heir of fierce, vengeful, and epic activism.

Keep on being a star in your own right. Keep on defining yourself. Don't be defined by others.

All books are merely delayed dust.

Sport is cultural. What the star athlete does helps to define the culture. What the star athlete does on a Canadian team, especially if he or she is Canadian, helps define Canadian-ness.

A symbolic victory is still a victory.

Boxing remains an important living metaphor of the struggle for equality.

Sports are never just sports, we all know that. You're always carrying the flag in some way, shape or form.

Redefine the sport in terms of your expertise, in terms of your talent, in terms of your strength, in terms of your flair. Make it interesting. Make it something that people want to watch.

I still think that there's some kind of psychological investment in black athletes carrying the flag for "us" at times. So, sports [remains a] metaphor for struggle and triumph and flair.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

With determined spirit you can overpower any difficulty.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world

For pines are gossip pines the wide world through And full of runic tales to sigh or sing.

Barack Obama now says he is open to offshore oil drilling. So, apparently, when he promised change, he was talking about his mind.

To that there is an answer.

The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us.

If you don't know how to do it, get around someone else who does.

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty. Good men will obey the last, but bad ones the former only. If our government ever fails, it will be from this weakness.