We are bound to expire. Even metal which is sturdiest, rusts. Even oxygen, the breath of life, soon transpires.

Why so scrawny, cat?Starving for fat fish or mice...Or backyard love?

If artists and poets are unhappy it is after all because happiness does not interest them.

There are no morals in politics there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.

A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring.

I keep all of my letters, postcards, and thank you notes. I'll keep them forever!

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

Everything you need comes to you in perfect time, space and sequence.

If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.

The most important thing in terms of your circle of competence is not how large the area of it is, but how well you've defined the perimeter.

My whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country.