I used to do a lot of story writing and storytelling coming up through grade school. By the time I got to college, I decided that I wanted to perform as well, and that's where I started.

Just watching people's ability to adapt, especially young people's, inspires me to accept more in life instead of wishing things were different all the time.

Success seems to be that which forms the distinction between confidence and conceit.

But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.

You cannot coherently affirm the Christian-truth claim and the dominant model of evolutionary theory at the same time.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciousness varying with readers.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

It all started to come together when I realized that boxing was how I was going to succeed in life.

I think that variety is the key to our success. It is what makes us [artists] different, and long may that continue.

I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing the hands of ladies. After all one must start somewhere.

I coveted you. I had no right to want you--but I reached out and took you anyway. And now look what's become of you! Trying to seduce a vampire.

If you wait until your children are high school seniors to spring it on them that there's not a whole lot of money for school, they won't have too many options.