Gossip is a policeman and a teacher. Without it, there would be chaos and ignorance.

Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants.

It is not clear that married people are, on average, happier than those who never married, because unhappily married people are the least happy group of all and they pull down the average.

You have some queer friends, Dorothy, ' she said.The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends, ' was the answer

After they had skated around the pond several times, my father asked my mother to marry him. I expect he did it awkwardly, but awkwardness in men was a sign of sincerity then.

I would rather trust a person than a crowd.

The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences, and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone.

I could imagine, some number of years from now, starting my own company. But not yet. Not for a while.

Being an entrepreneur is sexy... for those who haven't done it. In reality it's gritty, tough work where you will be filled with self doubt. Entrepreneurs are survivors.

I have always believed that what goes around comes around.

But I also live to perform and I've been performing my whole life, whether it's been in sports or you know in band or with my singing.

Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Just make sure you do so.

All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.