Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?

One can have a wit, but not a witless

Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination.

It doesn't take any talent to play hard.

There are plenty of fish in the sea, if I run out of women.

I order various types of breakfast and lunches. I do not just come in and order hamburgers all the time. I order the specials, pancakes, bacon and eggs.

Art is a divine thing. It can only be rightly expressed if opposed, to bring out its inner beauty that lies behind.

[A.J. Muste] was - he - I don't know what he finally came out believing in, but it was some kind of higher being.

I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up with them.

King and Arum are alike. One's black and one's white. That's the only difference.

Find out what you really like if you can. Find out what is really important to you. Then sing your song. You will have something to sing about and your whole heart will be in the singing.

To find a form that accommodates the shape of the mess, that is the task of the artist now.

When we are in groups, when we are surrounded by people who believe what we believe, trust emerges and our very survival and progress goes up.