The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.

South Central is just who I am. Even though I have a nice house, nice family, the rest of my generation is still in South Central L.A. My cousins, my brothers, my sisters, they don't wanna move out.

Ice Cube

In our own lives, let each of us asknot just what government will do for me, but what can I do for myself?

Richard Milhous Nixon

Activity and sadness are incompatible.

Source Unknown

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Aristotle

Only men who are not interested in women are interested in women's clothes. Men who like women never notice what they wear.

Anatole France

When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life.

DeForest Soaries

Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron

Wonder is the desire for knowledge.

Thomas Aquinas

What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people.

Elizabeth Olsen

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Josh Billings

Normally I give permission to take my daughter for a walk after only the building of a wall and a stone pathway.' He smiled. 'For future reference.''But, Pan, I knew after the first week that a walk was not the only thing I would request,' the Pigeon said, smiling, 'and winter will be here soon.

Brigid Pasulka

You let me throw the bricks through the front window. You go in at the back and take the swag.

Ezra Pound