Aphorisms
“I found out there is only one way to look thin. Hang out
with fat people.”
“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand
more if only they knew they were slaves.”
“I guess I was in love with your memory.”
“I guess that some things really are best left unsaid.”
“I had to go outside myself to find myself inside myself.”
“I hate losing, more than I love winning.”
“I hate when people say, ‘nobody’s perfect.’ I think
everyone’s perfect, in their own unique way.”
“I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their
skin but the content of their character.”
“I have a faith because I have a heart; I have to believe
because I have brain.”
“I have a mind so that my heart would not get carried
away all by itself.”
“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is
not enough; we must do.”
“I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad
attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying
truth.”
“I have just three things to teach: Simplicity, patience,
compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”
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