Your Quotes

Black man, you are on your own.

May you live all the days of your life.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?

You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.

All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.

Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.

Your idol is shattered in the dust to prove that God's dust is greater than your idol.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.

To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.

When you are old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire, take down this book and slowly read, and dream of the soft look your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep.

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.