Trauma is survivable, but often not much more. It kills you while allowing you to still live.
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.
I don't stand for black man's side, I don't stand for white man's side, I stand for God's side.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Never give up because when you give up, dreams get lost.
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.
It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.
Sacrifice of the self is sheer stupidity if sacrifice is not for the self.
To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.
There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on.
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.