A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

The length of the fall is dictated by how far we had climbed. The outcome of the fall is dictated by whether we’re holding on to that which we’re climbing, or we’re letting God hold onto us.

She seemed to think reading was some sort of hobby, as opposed to being as necessary as breathing, sleeping, and eating.

...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.

Truly, God works in mysterious ways. The wheels of His mercy and justice move quietly, but they do move.

Knowledge without mileage equals bullshit.

Much of writing might be described as mental pregnancy with successive difficult deliveries.

I have some friends who are actors. I've watched them work. And I would say that of all the arts, acting is the most grueling, thankless. Never apologize for your work.

Everything that I'm attempting to do is based on my understanding of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and what he wanted for his people.

The people that are inclined to hate are also inclined to belosers. A loser could never congratulate a winner – it’s not in them

Rabbits live close to death and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else.