Why is it that at the very moment I need to appear graceful I stumble and fall like a klutz, as though this scene had never played through my mind differently a million times?

Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.

A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.

One way or another, I think we are all destined to learn the same lessons in life. Universal truths are universal truths. They cannot be changed.

Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God.

Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret.

Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either.  There's both sweet and sour in every day.  So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful?  Concentrate on the good.

You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character.

What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up.

No matter how loud the sirens or how numerous the hazard signs, we all touch the flames at least once to prove they're hot.

World peace, true love, and happily-ever-afters amount to wasted wishes, failed endeavors, and most precious dreams.

Feeding the poor will not eradicate poverty, but feeding the mind with true education will.

Do not feed fear. Starve it.

If one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.

It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist.

Fortunately, for me, my main asset is speed. Plain and simple.

For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.

Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.

Shatter all your fear.

The more divided people of color are in a system of white supremacy/privilege, the weaker they will be, both individually and collectively.

Metaphor creates a new reality from which the original appears to be unreal.