Who Quotes

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time."

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.

Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.

In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares?

At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?

People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals.

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.

We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds.

I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain.