Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.

Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, theres nothing more to live for.

Instrument by which god reveals to each the beauties of all the others.

She had curiously thoughtful and attentive eyes; eyes that were very pretty and very good.

The absolute truth is that there is no power in celebrity.

People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.

Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. be curious.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.”

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.