True line Quotes

It is a great piece of folly to attempt to

make anything out of my early life.

It is more shameful to

distrust our friends than

to be deceived by them.

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

The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.

Most people honestly want to do as well,

as they can in their lives.

It is astonishing what an effort

it seems to be for many people

to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

Public sentiment is everything.

With public sentiment,

nothing can fail.

Without it,

nothing can succeed.

People love me.

And you know what,

I have been very successful.

You learn more from mistakes than victories.

Plans are nothing;

planning is everything.

Focus on what you can control,

and let go of what you can’t.

You cannot teach a man anything;

you can only help him find it within himself.

I never want to grow up.

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

and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do

what you believe is great work.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe.

You have to make it fall.

I don’t know where I’m going from here,

but I promise it won’t be boring.

Keep your mind free and your heart open.

He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.

I speak to you only as an American

who happens to be an American Negro

and one who is proud of that heritage.

We ask for nothing special.

We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis,

and if we are not worthy,

then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.