No self is of itself alone. It has a long chain of intellectual ancestors. The "I" is chained to ancestry by many factors… This is not mere allegory, but an eternal memory.

The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists.

Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms. For consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else.

We have inherited from our forefathers the keen longing for unified, all-embracing knowledge.

There is obviously only one alternative, namely the unification of minds or consciousnesses. Their multiplicity is only apparent, in truth there is only one mind.

By the way, I never realized that to be nonbelieving, to be an atheist, was a thing to be proud of. It went without saying as it were.

Life is too short to bullshit.

Delayed gratification is a major virtue that is missing from our society.

That we should establish ourselves in a sense of GOD’s Presence, by continually conversing with Him. That it was a shameful thing to quit His conversation, to think of trifles and fooleries.

Be stubborn and persist, and trust yourself on what you love. You have to trust what you love.

What the Man-Moth fears most he must do.

The separation of Church and State in everything relating to taxation should be absolute.

I beseech you to consider that God does not deal by you as you deal with him.

We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all praises), the only group that derives its identity from itself.

My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs write life. I decided to take her up on that.

We learn best in moments of enjoyment