The world is ruled by other people, than people believe to know.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

They accepted my donation, so they're aware they'd better serve my interests or I'll buy some leadership that will.

I'm hurting because the color of my skin makes me perfect for their target practice.

...you can pretend that bad things will never happen. But life's a lot easier if you realize and admit that sometimes they do.

I'm a good enough person to forgive you, and you should be a good enough person to not do it again.

Don't waste your time complaining, use your energy to create a solution. Even a 10% resolution is progress.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Will Smith is a funny person, a very likable person, but at the same time he can be serious and really handle his business. I'll stay away from talking about his rapping abilities, though.

None of us is as good as we think we are. Every one of us is more than we think we can be.

I am not particularly distressed by the state of fiction or the role of the writer. The more marginal, perhaps ultimately the more trenchant and observant and finally necessary he'll become.

Mathematics is the abstract key which turns the lock of the physical universe.