Pary Quotes

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

Few of us can stand prosperity.

Another man's, I mean.

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.

Don’t ever play yourself.

Truth will ultimately prevail where

there is pains to bring it to light.

I guess you'd call me an independent,

since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics.

I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as

I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves,

no matter what the party label.

Regarding marriage,

it somehow,

it didn't happen.

One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.

No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts Very deeply.

Every man has his own courage,

and is betrayed because he seeks in himself

the courage of other persons.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Better hang out with people better than you.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.

I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

I’m doing you a favor by telling you the truth.

To hell with circumstances;

I create opportunities.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Watch your thoughts,

for they will become actions.

Watch your actions,

for they’ll become… character.

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language,

and next year’s words await another voice.

Don’t become a philosopher before you become rich.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,

finding it everywhere,

diagnosing it wrongly,

and applying unsuitable remedies.