All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. 

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

A few holes in your character can feel you down, but if you fill those holes with complete dedication, then no one can stop you from achieving the top position.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. 

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.