In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

If you follow every dream, you might get lost.

Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.

Courage is grace under pressure.

I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'

They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

Give up trying to make me give up