Who one was, where one came from, what one was expected to be, the height of courage and character that were to be achieved, were woven into the fabric that linked oneself to all. . .

Those who would be called tyrants cannot be called free men.

The vogue of the New Negro . . . had all of the character of a public relations promotion. The Negro had to be "sold" to the public in terms they could understand.

Death mattered not -- It was a mere puncutation

If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person’s body, and tied them end-to-end…the person will die.

I choose not to waste my energy hating someone and I recognise that their negativity drags me down, so I walk away from them.

Jack missed the normality of merely reading the paper.

That's one of the compensations for being mediocre. One doesn't have to worry about becoming mediocre.

There is time enough for everything in the course of the day if you do but one thing at once but there is not time enough in the year if you will do two things at a time.

The yoga of love is for those who want an all-consuming relationship with their teacher. They see the teacher as an extension of God, of eternity - which all of us are.

You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these times, we might find a higher purpose and a better use of mind.

Being a journalist, Hacker had no particular talent for reporting facts.

It's a shame to see drug dealers enter and leave the United States as if nothing in addition to those that purchase weapons and firearms.

I only see the faults, flaws, the imperfections. That attracts me.