Writing is harder than anything else; at least starting to write is.

It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either.

Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.

First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism and happy endings.

The boys think they can all be athletes, and the girls think they can all be singers. That's the way to fame and success. ...as a group blacks must give up their illusions.

The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.

I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.

it is amazing how all our paths of rebellion tend to lead us straight back home.

When you get up in the morning, you merely put on your clothes. When a colored man gets up in the morning, he puts on his armor.

I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break.

Love finds you, not the other way around, and you can’t run from it.

Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.

I'm thrilled, I'm grateful, I'm blessed. I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy.

The idea that marriage has to be for all time - that I don't understand.

When you have a lot of hits and your career starts to go down, but then your music starts to slowly go up again.

The best feelings in your life come when you start feeling good after you've been feeling just awful

Data about an innovative idea is rarely crystal clear.

Animation has completely changed and I've always been a big fan.

Never cosign a loan. Once you have cosigned, you cannot get out of it - even on your deathbed.