Men are what their mothers made them.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters’ rights to the title of the earth.

I wish I could hold you, " she continued bitterly, "till we were both dead!

Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day.

Lead me not into temptation I can find the way myself.

I make music. It's kind of what I've always done.

My work at MIT had focused on what we could build in space once we had inexpensive space transportation and industrial facilities in orbit. And this led to various sorts of work in space development.

We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they aren?t it doesn?t matter.

Taste is the power of relishing or rejecting whatever is offered for the entertainment of the imagination.

They send their shout to the stars. [Lat., Clamorem ad sidera mittunt.]