Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
A person's a person, no matter how small.
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.
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.
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.
I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
There are four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. That’s four million solutions to the problem of staying alive.
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.
In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to be done to eliminate health and healthcare inequities.
All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
Our true nationality is mankind.
Progress of mankind is progress of mind and intellect.
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.
