I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

Well, they're Southern people, and if they know you are working at home they think nothing of walking right in for coffee. But they wouldn't dream of interrupting you at golf.

Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.

Folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do.

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

From childhood on, I did sit in the courtroom watching my father argue cases and talk to juries.

I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.

Best way to clear the air is to have it all out in the open.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between.

Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced.

The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think.

You rarely win, but sometimes you do.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

In Tunisia, the so-called Yasmin revolution has led to the installation of a relatively moderate Islamic government. Whether or not that means democracy will, however, only be put to the test if and when the time comes for another election, which the opposition may win.

There is always the next big thing, the next big skater.

I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful. I think, 'I look stupid from that angle. I wish I didn't let them put that shirt on me.'

It fills me with dismay sometimes when you look at the scripts that do come to you that are primarily focused on violence. There are so many other things to play around with.

I'd like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people - that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy.

The future of the television industry is changing at an unstoppable rate, and it is exciting to share my experience and thoughts on how this will change the value of content in the digital space.

Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative.

That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.

Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be.

For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life.

You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I'm older and wiser and I think I'd make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility.

The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.

If there is no certain reality, the idea of following a leader must be scrutinized.

Forget yesterday “ it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow “ you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift “ today.

If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high.

I've been one of those people that hold on to a little bit more stress than others. People take certain situations a little bit differently.

In my mind, creativity is consciousness.

The only excuse for being broke is being in Jail.

Totalitarian states killed with impunity and no one was held accountable. That didn't happen in the West.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits and that is by nature a womans quality.

When we were in D.C. my daddy used to cut his hair with a bowl. Crucial. If you're African, Haitan, Jamaican or even more poor than the people in the project, you'll know about that.

The unfortunate do not pity the unfortunate.

Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what's happened - almost to calm themselves.

My background is all comedy. I've been doing improv since I was 17. It's funny, because when I meet people, I'm known as this guy who will punch you in the face or throw you out a window, when I also have a background in comedy.