There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

Blacks concede that hurrawing, jibing, jiving, signifying, disrespecting, cursing, even outright insults might be acceptable under particular conditions, but aspersions cast against one's family call for immediate attack.

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer.

He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style. We had him whether we know who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his.

When we cast our bread upon the waters we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from the grantor's gift.

It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I’m a woman Phenomenally.

The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous.