Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves.

Henry Ward Beecher

A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him

William Penn

In practice people who study philosophy too long become very odd birds, not to say thoroughly vicious; while even those who are the best of them are reduced by...[philosophy] to complete uselessness as members of society.

Plato

Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain's computer cables that hook up the different brain departments.

Temple Grandin

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

Jacqueline Bisset

I've said my patience is not infinite.

Darrell Issa

I may be the prat in the hat, that's cool, but I drive an Aston Martin DB5.

Jay Kay

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith.

Karen Armstrong

The term bail-out is deceptive. They have people come up with euphenisms to hide reality

James Dye

Grace is available for each of us every day -- our spiritual daily bread -- but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Today, the ideal male is the gay man and the ideal female is the worker female, the woman who can work in a coal mine just like all the other men.

Camille Anna Paglia, From a comm

You never know how long you have-there might not BE a later-so don't let things go unsaid or unforgiven.

Dawn Metcalf