As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I get so mad.

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

The best thing about living... Is the chance to keep on doing it!

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. But the slanting process is so subtle that you frequently don't realize how you're being slanted until very late in the game.

I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.

My tears simply broke through the fragile wallthat had held them, and with a terrible feeling of shame, I laid my head upon the table and let them drain out of me.

The idea that things used to be better is fantasy. It's putting a halo on something that no one can disprove.

I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old.

What will the solemn Hemlock- What will the Oak tree say?

Analogies are figures intended to serve as fatal weapons if they succeed, and as innocent toys if they fail.

Chess is a cure for headaches.

Scientific power is like inherited wealth; attained without discipline. You read about what others have done, and you take the next step. You can do it very young. You can make progress very fast.

The moment my name was called [Africa's Footballer of the Year] was truly overwhelming and I was about to scream with joy.

They head the list of bad to bet on: But I insist they're worse to get on

Way, way, way back I played a little bit, but I am definitely not a golfer. You know, it just takes too much time anyway during the course of the day.