Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

We would like to get to a point in our society where people really are colorblind and this message would not have to be told anymore. Unfortunately, we're not there yet.

Harry Connick, Jr.

It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible proof.

John Desmond Bernal

We don't have enough support for maternal leave and the kinds of things that some of the European countries do. So we still make it hard on women to go into the work force and feel that they can be good at work but then doing the most important job, which is raising your children in a responsible and positive way.

Hillary Clinton

It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.

Jim Courier

Of course, being brave does not mean running towards danger.

Janaki Sooriyarachchi

If you have a choice between certainty and hope, choose certainty every time.

Source Unknown

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

Khalil Gibran

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

Mahatma Gandhi

Best thing you could probably do as a father is make sure they see how much you love their mother.

Matthew McConaughey

Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden Econ

I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat better if I heard the music first. I like to get a lot of tracks, put the track up and let the music talk to me about what it's about.

Ice T

[Rome], who was formerly the gate of heaven, is now a sort of open mouth of hell.

Martin Luther King Jr.