The facts of life do not penetrate to the sphere in which our beliefs are cherished; they did not engender those beliefs, and they are powerless to destroy them.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.

My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.

When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest.

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.

One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.

If we are to make reality endurable, we must all nourish a fantasy or two.

Sometimes in this life, under the stress of an exceptional emotion, people do say what they think.

Behind every angry soul is a wounded child that just wanted you to love them for who they are.

Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.

A lot of times when I was short, I would create a level of activity beforehand that would drive the futures. . . . It's a fun game.

I'll never violate my oath to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to work night and day for the rise of my people. I've been at this for darn near 60 years; I'm too old now to do something different.

It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.

Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.

Even small acts of kindness can make a profound difference to somebody else.

I played volleyball for the greater part of my life, since I was 11 or 12 years.

I'm not trying to ally myself with the rock stars of the universe.

The church is often like a football stadium where 22 people need a rest and thousands of people need exercise.