We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.

If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler.

Alfonso X

Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin.

William Robertson Smith

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would never smile, but that added to the charm when he played me and Mac. We were going nuts and losing our mind and he was sitting back like he was on a Sunday stroll.

Jimmy Connors

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

Stephen Sondheim

He will be loved when dead, who was envied when he was living.

Horace

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

Amos Bronson Alcott

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

Sparky Anderson

The abbreviated exam week meant that Wednesday was the last day of school for us. And all day long, it was hard not to walk around, thinking about the lastness of it all.

John Green

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.

Anthony Trollope

Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.

John Dryden

People come up to me all the time and say, 'Oh, I love to watch Food Network,' and I ask them what they cook, and they say, 'I don't really cook.' They're afraid, they're intimidated, they know all about food from eating out and watching TV, but they don't know where to start in their own kitchen.

Michael Symon

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

Horace