I don’t like people who like me because I’m a Negro; neither do I like people who find in the same accident grounds for contempt.
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Before you're given what you want, you'll first be tested with what you don't really want.
Don't make prayer a consistent battle, but rather constantly pray against life's battles.
There's more to a person than flesh. Judge others by the sum of their soul and you'll see that beauty is a force of light that radiates from the inside out.
It's when I hear your heartbeat that I know that I am alive.
Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.
Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
The hurt that troubled children create is never greater than the hurt they feel.
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.