Archived Quotes

No person was ever honored for what he received.

Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

Sometimes you have to think anyway,

so why not think big?

The way I dress is an extension of my art.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

I go for all sharing the privileges of the government,

who assist in bearing its burdens.

Consequently,

I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage,

who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).

Happy trails to you,

until we meet again.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

The mind is everything.

What we think we become.

I don't think of myself

as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good.

I think of myself as somebody

who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself,

and I had to make good.

Your talent is God's gift to you What you do with it is your gift back to God.

I’ve always been interested in how people overcome obstacles.

I’ll take a child that has talent and a great mother over a child

that has world class talent and a mother that’s a nut.

Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's,

if you are excellent,

everybody wants to be in your line.

I was a disadvantaged child from a non

educated family,

yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life.

Be yourself;

everyone else is already taken.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care.

Our teachers made such a difference

all my teachers and professors were very supportive and nurturing.

Dream big,

stay positive,

work hard,

and enjoy the journey.