There's a difference between bravery and rash stupidity.

There's something to be said about a slightly plump person—you have just enough of too much.

The inevitable is no less a shock just because it is inevitable.

Express everything you like. No word can hurt you. None. No idea can hurt you. Not being able to express an idea or word will hurt you more. Like a bullet.

I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book.

People don't make changes because things are wonderful.

I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance.

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.

A great piece of literature encompasses all that is and all that will be.

...yet a memory cannot be trusted, for so much of the experience of the past is determined by the experience of the present.

I'm so used to being misunderstood.

The automobile, both a cause and an effect of this decentralization, is ideally suited for our vast landscape and our generally confused and contrary commuting patterns.

I believe that when people say something is impossible, it's only impossible because a strategy has not been found yet.

I've never had a dream go this far, so I can't really say it's a dream come true.

Jesus took His place in a manger so that we might have a home in Heaven.

I think that the real future of the American party is to bring in working Americans.

I'm so thankful that I've had such a long and uninterrupted [knocks wood] career... I count my blessings every day for that because it was so fulfilling.

Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation. "I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol!

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.

Intolerance of groups is often, strangely enough, exhibited more strongly against small differences than against fundamental ones.

Medication without explanation is obscene.