I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel. -- Nancy Sinatra
Earth is the insane asylum of the universe.
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
I have found the best way to give advice to children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
Life is always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, 'How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.'
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.
United we stand; divided we fall.
Having a two-year-old is like having a blender that you don't have the top for.
Childhood is the sleep of reason.
All men are cremated equal.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.
Life defined only as the opposite of death is not life.