Who has the time to become politically active, or even politically aware, when one is struggling just to stay alive and feed one’s children?

Not all sons were like their fathers. A son chose the man he would be.Not all daughters were like their fathers. A daughter monster chose the monster she would be.

I believe that we should only read those books that bite and sting us. If a book does not rouse us with a blow then why read it?

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

That questionable superfluity small beer.

Giving up a lot of yourself isn't really that hard when you realize that you get more than you give up.

I didn't vote for [President Bush]. But I've never said anything bad about the guy because I have respect for the office.

An idealistic lover is a blind lover, and therefore a true lover; a pragmatic lover is a sighted lover, and therefore a false lover.

My style is like Bruce Lee, I'm like water. It's everything from defensive, to counters, to offense.

Hope is not found in a way out but a way through.

Men decided that it was better to pay taxes than to fight among themselves; better to pay tribute to one magnificent robber than to bribe them all.