Tragedy is in the eye of the observer, and not in the heart of the sufferer.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The men who are dropped in a jungle or a desert and expected video games and got mundanity and depravity and friends dying like animals.

All around us are complex people trying to live simple lives, ” she said. “Wanting simple things with tangled hearts.

When you have little children, you want to tell them about joy and happiness and hope. And then comes the time you want to tell them there are tough moments. I admire people who can do that.

To have this gold medal around my neck is an indescribable feeling. I'm the happiest person right now.

Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature. Necessity is the theme and inventress of nature, her curb and her eternal law.

I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like that.

God is Light, not darkness. God is Love, not hate. God is truth, not untruth. God alone is great.

A number of girls of my acquaintance went to school to the nuns of the Congregational Nunnery, or Sisters of Charity, as they are sometimes called.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.

You hit a bad shot, you have to get over it right there and then so you can get focused on the next one.