The choices one makes, not one's blood, determine one's destiny - John Steinbeck

There is no getting away from the past or from one’s destiny.

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.

I am not a great fan of the payroll tax holiday because I'm nervous about what it does to the future of Social Security.

That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

As everything becomes digitized, there's the idea that things that can't be digitized become more valuable.

The less people know about me, the easier my job is.

Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.

What does the good ship bear so well? The cocoa-nut with its stony shell, And the milky sap of its inner cell.

There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.

Only when l know, the truth will set me free!

Uncle Remus, who said to Uncle Ben, You're a credit to your rice. Never got a dinner!