The passions are the winds which fill the sails of the vessel; they sink it at times, but without them it would be impossible to make way.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

This generation is earnestly waiting for you, for a change

It is far easier to live an excellent life among your friends, when you are putting your best foot forward and are conscious of public opinion, than it is to live for Christ in your home.

I am in a moment of pretty wellness.

Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.

Art exists only to communicate a spiritual message

Whether it be personal or musical, I just think Im a walking art piece, just a ball of creativity.

My look is always glitzy for New Year's Eve, even if I am at home.

I wouldn't say Bond is an ideal figure, no. The character has been performed in so many different ways that people go, "Oh, that's an interesting take on Bond."

A life without a cause is a life without effect.

I was born in a Negro town.