Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the read more

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. - The Business of Life.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by read more

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle.

It's the men behind who "make" the man ahead.

It's the men behind who "make" the man ahead.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot read more

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much read more

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.