Chartacter Quotes

Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

The struggle of my life created empathy

I could relate to pain,

being abandoned,

having people not love me.

On Thanksgiving

I will stop to give thanks

that my family is

safe and healthy, especially

because I realize that,

following the tragedies

of this year, it is all too

real a possibility that they

might not have been.

Man needs his difficulties because

they are necessary to enjoy success.

I can shake off everything as I write;

my sorrows disappear,

my courage is reborn.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you,

pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

Joy does not simply happen to us.

We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible the fear of failure.

National honor is the national property of highest value.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

Winning is everything.

The black press, some liberal sportswriters,

and even a few politicians were banging away

at those Jim Crow barriers in baseball.

I never expected the walls to come tumbling down in my lifetime.

Every man who knows

how to read has it in his power to magnify himself.

The whole of science is nothing

more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

True art is characterized

by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

War is what happens when language fails.

We are cups,

constantly and quietly being filled.

The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over

and let the beautiful stuff out.

Dare to know!

Have the courage to use your own understanding.

There is no short cut to achievement.

Life requires thorough preparation

veneer isn't worth anything.

I’ve always believed in writing what I think,

even if it offends someone.