None of us are perfect, for which reason we should heed the voice of charity when it whispers in our ears, "Do not magnify the imperfections of others.

Friends are a recompense for all the woes of the darkest pages of life.

Notwithstanding all the wrongs that slavery heaped upon me, I can bless it for one thing-youth's important lesson of self-reliance.

I was born a slave-was the child of slave parents-therefore I came upon the earth free in God-like thought, but fettered in action.

Nobody has a right to whip me but my own master, and nobody shall do so if I can prevent it

When I heard the words, I felt as if the blood had been frozen in my veins, and that my lungs must collapse for the want of air. Mr. Lincoln shot!

I did not foresee my words becoming such a reverie of mimic and refrain.

Heart has always been a rock band. It's always been hard-rock.

When a watch goes ill, it is not enough to move the hands; you must set the regulator. When a man does ill, it is not enough to alter his handiwork, you must regulate his heart.

Consular cards are easily obtained with no proof of true identity and are easily forged.

Now son, you don’t want to drink beer. That’s for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs.

At no point, at a very important point: that of having convinced the Indians that they can do things.

there are no old people in California. Nobody ever gets a chance to grow old there. The climate won't let you. The scenery won't let you. The life won't let you.

Hair is associated with sexual power. With passion. The woman's sexual passion needs to be minimized, so that the spectator may feel that he has the monopoly on such passion

Everytime you fall down or take the wrong path, it isn't wasted. You will surely develop and grow over time.

My parents are both scientists, and I was raised without god.