Archived Quotes

I remember the time I was kidnapped and

they sent a piece of my finger to my father.

He said he wanted more proof.

I'm thankful for

every moment

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show

compassion and the will to help others.

A man is a god in ruins.

When men are innocent,

life shall be longer,

and shall pass into the immortal,

as gently as we awake from dreams.

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more,

learn more,

do more and become more,

then you are an excellent leader.

Society is always taken by surprise

at any new example of common sense.

It’s just amazing what a little enthusiasm can do.

I’m not saying I’m a great actor,

but I’m a hard worker.

I cannot salute the flag;

I know that I am a black man in a white world.

In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919,

I know that I never had it made.

Don’t grieve.

Anything you lose comes round in another form.

I’m not a fan of the mainstream.

There’s a difference between winning and being successful.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like,

but in having the right to do what we ought.

It is not how much we have,

but how much we enjoy,

that makes happiness.

Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very';

your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.

India should walk on her own shadow

we must have our own development model.

Only as far as the masters of the world

have called in nature to their aid,

can they reach the height of magnificence.

This is the meaning of their hanging

gardens, villas, houses, islands, parks, and preserves.

I have great respect for the semicolon;

it is a mighty handy little fellow.