Archived Quotes

Security is mostly a superstition.

It does not exist in nature,

nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Today, Negroes play on every big league club

and in every minor league.

With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life,

we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in.

In baseball or out,

we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality

we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.

Peace if possible,

truth at all costs.

Tell me who your heroes are and

I’ll tell you how you’ll turn out.

Better than conquering

a thousand men in battle is conquering oneself.

There is a time for everything,

and a season for every purpose under heaven.

I'm never pleased with anything,

I'm a perfectionist,

it's part of who I am.

The man who loves other countries as much as

his own stands on a level with the man

who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.

You know you are on the road to success,

if you would do your job,

and not be paid for it.

I’ve always been a fan of the theatrical.

Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true

that makes life interesting.

Love is a better teacher than duty.

You're only a man,

so don't be so proud.

The final test of the worth of a society is

the quality of life of its citizens.

Keep your circle small and your dreams big.

India can live without

nuclear weapons.

That's our dream,

and it should be

the dream of the U.S. also.

You will never be happy

if you continue to search for what happiness consists of.

You will never live

if you are looking for the meaning of life.

I never think of the future

it comes soon enough.