There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Entering a cell, penetrating deep as a flying saucer to find a new galaxy would be an honorable task for a new scientist interested more in the inner state of the soul than in outer space.

Don't Give Up On Your Dreams, One Day They Will Become Reality And One Day Might Be Today.

Whiskey is all right in its place - but its place is hell.

At any minute, I am four minutes from a poncho.

Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates.

If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.

Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.

Storytelling draws on the magic of language to created Elsewheres. Writers use a linguistic sleight-of-hand to take an attribute, attach them to new objects, and create enchantment.

Im pretty adept with computers and Photoshop for my blog, and I found my style with a conversational voice and an image-ready column.

In these days the young folks is all copy-cats, 'fraid to death they won't be all just alike; as for the old folks, they pray for the advantage o' bein' a little different.