It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast.

...and when is enough proof enough?

Every silver spoon is tarnished.

Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed. How could they be the initiators, if they themselves are the result of violence?

It seemed the heavens themselves conspired to cover up our crime.

Those props are as cunning as a bag o' weasels.

The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in business and everywhere else.

The only sheets I'll ever long for are my own.

Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world.

I was always small. I was a leadoff hitter growing up, until I was 13 or 14 years old and had a little growth spurt and started hitting home runs.