Thomas Jefferson spoke of certain truths as self-evident. He did not say that these truths were self-explanatory or that they were self-operating.

Intelligence is derived from two words

‎All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.

We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how to accept it as final and just.

Whatever consequences come as a result, in terms of work, I'm fully prepared to embrace because it's a priority to me to be a mother.

That was the first time I saw a horse start from a kneeling position!

As a nation, I believe we've acquired faith in ourselves.

Before your dreams can come true, you have to have those dreams.

To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not to other dogs.

If we can't express what we know in the form of numbers, we really don't know much about it.

I started meditating and as soon as I turned that lens of attention inwards, it was like, okay, game over. This is what I'd been looking for to resolve some of these inner conflicts and pains.