It is the man who is sure of himself who disregards the opinion of the world. To be sure is to have power.

Anyone who pretends not to be interested in money is either a fool or a knave.

if you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get.

Things you can't understand are always the hardest to bear. To know why is the first step to consolation.

there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme irritation.

Take things as they come. Take things as they are. What does it matter? There's one end to everything.

When you've just made the most complete fool of yourself, you feel the need of a specially high horse to ride.

Any road is bound to arrive somewhere if you follow it far enough

A lie that is half a truth is ever the hardest to fight.

One cannot withdraw from the life of the community. Injury to one member of it cannot fail to be the concern of all.

Nobody likes to be accused of a virtue.

Being considered beautiful at a young age sends confusing signals. You think people only like you because of your beauty.

Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.

The problem of far greater importance remains to be solved. Rather than build a world in which we shall all live well, we must stop building one in which it will be impossible to live at all.

All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen, for grace and love to enter.

Anything you don't understand is dangerous until you do understand it.

I've married a few people I shouldn't have, but haven't we all?

To expect the government to save you is to be a bystander in your own fate.

To love is to know the sacrifices which eternity exacts from life.

Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them.

Books are necessary to correct the vices of the polite; but those vices are ever changing, and the antidote should be changed accordingly should still be new.