Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

There is no college for the conscience.

What is love when it's not for dopamine?

To know as much as me, to know more you must start do stuff which make some scars on you.

War is a contagion.

I take my ideas from my experiences.

Enter the story as late as you can.

In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.

Erosion of cities or attrition of automobiles?

I don't want a government shutdown. I don't think anyone does.

There is no religion of terrorism.

America is deeply rooted in Negro culture: its colloquialisms; its humor; its music.