Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it.

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.

Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down.

Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand.

You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life.

Discover what you could do with your life and empower yourself in that area. Add value to yourself in that your area of calling.

Good times make the bad times better.

Jurors should acquit, even against the judge's instruction . . . if exercising their judgment with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction the charge of the court is wrong.

fiction is not only the historian of life but its apologist.

He hit the post, and after the game people will say, well, he hit the post.

Man's attitude towards the universe and his opinion of the universe predates the scientific probe of the universe.

Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest.

You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.

No one is going to pay much attention to the person who has no confidence in himself.

Sire, you are looking at a plain man, and I am looking at a great man. Each of us may benefit.