Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it.

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.

Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down.

Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand.

You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life.

He was dressed just like on TV, with lots of silver chains and bracelets, ripped jeans, and a black muscle shirt (Which was kind of stupid, since he didn't have any muscles).

But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely.

Frauds master our minds; magicians, like poets and lovers, engage them in a permanent maze of possibilities.

my hands dead my heart dead silence adagio of rocks the world ablaze that's the best for me.

Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action.

Its so boring to just hire a fancy caterer and have them do everything.

If people were super-optimistic about technology there would be no reason to be pessimistic about the future.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers.