People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
More than 26,000 lives may be lost to the effects of drug abuse this year. This tragic impact is felt in communities across this great nation. Sadly many of these deaths occur among our young people.
You may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal ? no one will see it. But when a button is missing?everyone sees that.
It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.
Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become...as strong as they can be.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.
Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides. We have come a long way, but more needs to be done.
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.