While we are postponing, life speeds by.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

He who is brave is free.

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

The wish for healing has always been half of health.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.

When we stop pursuing God's purpose, our gifts and talent are misdirected.

This year, notoriety got confused with fame, and the devil is down hearted because there is nothing left for him to claim.

Meditation is that exercise of the mind by which it recalls a known truth, as some kind of creatures do their food, to be ruminated upon till all the valuable parts be extracted.

I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.

Oh oh it's magic, when I'm with you, oh oh it's magic, you know it's true, got a hold on you.

I come from a stupid family. My uncle heard that most deaths occurs within ten miles of the house...so he moved.

The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.

I think, for me, the main thing is feeling comfortable.

The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity.