Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing.

Had middle class black women begun a movement in which they had labeled themselves "oppressed," no one would have taken them seriously.

We are happy when we are growing.

My folks were farm people from Nebraska, so I like home cooking.

Entropy makes things fall, but life ingeniously rigs the game so that when they do they often fall into place.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

People read fiction... to learn something about how to live their lives.

I am more stupid about some things than others; not equally stupid in all directions; I am not a well-rounded person.

I feel like writing music is a great chance to create something that extends beyond yourself.