The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

There is a happiness in failure too. At least you tried. There is a happiness in not reaching your goal yet. You have a journey ahead of you...

Making bad decisions is a part of life. Blaming others for your bad decisions is immature.

Happiness is a drug, and only few know how to take it properly.

What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle name before I transitioned.

I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.

What I want does exist if I dare to find it.

Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.

If I knew why I worried so much, I wouldn't worry.

The discrimination is not made openly, but a Negro who goes to such places is informed that there are no accommodations, or he is overlooked and otherwise slighted, so that he does not come again.

The full truth of this odd matter is what the world has long been looking for and the public curiosity is sure to welcome.