Don't ever let them pull you down so low as to hate them. (also cited as: I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.)

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.

Western women have been controlled by ideals and stereotypes as much as by material constraints.

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie.

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about one.

Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

You had lots of visitors, but they were all quiet." "Oh real funny. Tease the blind man." ~Trella to Logan, pg. 114-115

However, I'm older, wiser, more mature, and can deliver the rhymes in a different way. Because I guess I have a more holistic viewpoint and approach.

Relief washed over me like that first air-conditioned breeze on a hot summer day.

It is astonishing how many mental operations we can explain when we have once grasped the principles of association