Our Quotes

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don't, who will?

Through this same man and me hath all this war been wrought, and the death of the most noblest knights of the world; for through our love that we have loved together is my most noble lord slain.

Now is the winter of our discontent.

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.

What we pay for with our lives never costs too much.

To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria.

If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Though we may not necessarily forfeit our lives in service to our God, we can certainly demonstrate our love for Him by how well we serve Him.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!

I try to imagine how we would live if we didn't know we were going to die. Would we live our lives differently? Less careful, maybe? Less scared? These are beautiful things to think about and build a song around.

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in the bulk of our people.

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.

As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.

I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that "spark" yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do.

There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music.

The ecosystem of our world is a closed system: it would run out of gas, collapse of its own weight.

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart.

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.

When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

I am proud to stand with the millions of women and men who recognize that our government should legislate according to the reality of our lives - not for ideology.