THE INTENTION OF LIFE IS NOT TO REMAIN, BUT TO EVOLVE TO SOMETHING BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE AT EVERY STAGE, AND FINALLY, TO SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

Many people come and go, knowing not why they ever did so.A miserable thing can it be -unconscious of why thy Creator made thee.

What is the beauty of a thing if others do not take pleasure in it.

If people elsewhere want to do everything possible to make it to America, people in America must do all things possible to make it to heaven!

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.

The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with that entitlement, and that just thrilled me.

Less than 5% of cancers are related to genes. 95% are influenced by your lifestyle. You are the author of your biological story.

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.

Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if youre not careful.

We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral.

I'm much more of a musician than a poet. I just feel much more confident about my musical abilities.

The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.