It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace, which they would effect, is superficial, false, and temporary. Use this quote
I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks. Use this quote
I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility. Use this quote
Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk. Use this quote
People instantly assume you can't have a platonic friendship with someone of the opposite sex. I think this may be specific to L.A. - or America. Use this quote
The less money you owe, the less income you'll need and the less you'll have to save for tomorrow. Use this quote
Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. Use this quote
I wanted to be a political science professor and go to school in Boston. I never wanted to be a big, famous movie star and TV star. It kind of found me. Use this quote
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs. Use this quote
My nickname for my mom was 'The Compass.' Use this quote
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. Use this quote
A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage. Use this quote
Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't. Use this quote
To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets. Use this quote
Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character. Use this quote
We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it. Use this quote
More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery. Use this quote
So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do. Use this quote
The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided me in favor of Atlanta University; so about the last of September I bade farewell to the friends and scenes of my boyhood and boarded a train for the South. Use this quote
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort. Use this quote
