We would be cowards if we had courage enough.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

Be resolved that honor is heavier than the mountains and death lighter than the feather.

If you ask one question, it will lead you to another, and another. It's like peeling an onion.

The most successful people I've worked with, like the Rolling Stones - people of a different, kind of legendary caliber - have such great, warm energy.

Indeed, in US politics, 'poverty', along with 'welfare', 'unwed mothers' and 'crime', became code words for blacks.

It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.

If you’re not in Gryffindor, we’ll disinherit you,” said Ron, “but no pressure.

I guess if you want to know one single thing I'm about, it's that I'm against easy answers.

We're Democrats [with my father]. So, of course he would [support me]. Absolutely.

Perfection is what we create in our own mind. I prefer the flaw.

Far too many black men who praise their own mother feel less accounted to the mothers of their own children.