Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
People fall forward to success.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.
People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.
The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor's degree earn on average $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.
We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become...as strong as they can be.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.
Are we happy that our grandchildren may never seen an elephant except in a picture book?
We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
