The less power a man has, the more he likes to use it.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

Every generous illusion of youth leaves a wrinkle as it departs. Experience is the successive disenchanting of the things of life; it is reason enriched with the heart's spoils.

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.

Do you know a young and beautiful woman who is not ready to flirt-just a little?

Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots.

Many fortunes, like rivers, have a pure source, but grow muddy as they grow large.

The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others.

The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when he originally created it.

Meaning comes from the correspondence between the code and its execution, and the compact underlying structure of the world and its dynamics.

I have a really great relationship with God. I pray. I read the Bible.

One of the great things about running with Ajamu Baraka is that we speak to all of America.

The people that work with you should generally come up with their own initiatives.

Music is the way our memories sing to us across time.

Those who die without being forgotten get longevity.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

Everyone thinks romance is weak. Yet romance is everyone's secret dream-it's why we're alive.

By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of trying to detect and deflect the many psychological influences on liking.