Hangout Quotes

Wars are,

of course,

as a rule to be avoided,

but they are far better,

than certain kinds of peace.

When I look back at what I had to go through in black baseball,

I can only marvel at the many black players

who stuck it out for years in the Jim Crow leagues because

they had nowhere else to go.

I'm like a big 10 year old when I'm on stage.

I just go up there and do whatever I think is cool at the moment.

Life will give you whatever experience is

most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.

Once you replace

Negative thoughts

With positive ones,

You'll start having

Positive results

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires,

but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.

Knowledge will give you power,

but character respect.

Take risks.

If you win,

you will be happy;

if you lose,

you will be wise.

No sanction can stand

against ignited minds.

Become who you are.

I am only one,

but still I am one.

I cannot do everything,

but still I can do something.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

My parents were both born in Virginia,

of undistinguished families

second families,

perhaps I should say.

An intelligent mind is like a fortress that is never truly complete.

I am a deeply religious nonbeliever

this is a somewhat new kind of religion.

All happy families are alike;

each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Writing is my love.

If you love something,

you find a lot of time.

I write for two hours a day,

usually starting at midnight; at times,

I start at 11.

You become what you believe,

not what you think or what you want.