Had they been dogs they would have sniffed me over and then drawn back. But humans have no such inbred courtesies.

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.

One had a knife. But I had a staff and was trained to use it.

Men cannot grieve as dogs do. But they grieve for many years.

But in my heart, when I said “my king, ” I meant Verity.

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool, you end up sounding like a moron instead.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

In life, some of the things we are afraid of are the same things that are use to test our ability to stand trials

Success is due less to ability than to zeal.

This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump.

What!? You tell people that, I won't get no more black movies?

Ironically, the possibility that the president dodged his military service has increased his approval ratings with Democrats by 80 percent.

You accept things as they are, not as you wish they were in this moment...The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called the present.

Women need not take up with mean things, since (if they are not wanting to themselves) they are capable of the best.

I see it happen in uniracial congregations all the time. But people - when they're in mixed company, we speak differently.

There is only a half step difference between the champions and those who finish on the bottom. And much of that half step is mental.