America's greatest crime against the black man was not slavery or lynching, but that he was taught to wear a mask of self-hate and self-doubt.

The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.

A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.

We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.

When 'I' replaced with 'We', even the illness becomes wellness.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.

Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you'll never know where you'll get an idea from.

The eagle only knows how high it can fly when it spreads its wings.

Perhaps I've been perceived more as a romantic comedy actor, but overall, I enjoy acting in any shape or form.

The poet sees things as they look. Is this having a faculty the less? or a sense the more?

Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled.

Quick, how do you pick up a cat?" "Buy her a drink.

I've always wanted to make movies.

Females want other females to be really strong, so there are a whole lot of scripts that are basically just male parts renamed as a girl.

My mom is really tough.

As for men, those myriad little detached ponds with their own swarming corpuscular life, what were they but a way that water has of going about beyond the reach of rivers?

You're in bad shape. It looks like you're developing a soul.