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I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave, I mean, a name behind him which will live forever in this world, whatever he may be doing, himself, in the next.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering.

A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.

The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief – call it what you will – than any book ever written. It has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor-bicycle and golf course.

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I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean – not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't know what they were saying, so I would just write everything down as I heard it. I would recite it and imitate it like that. That's how I started to write my own raps.

Right now, more people enjoy movies, music, television and movies than they do video games.

The attitude that poetry should not be analyzed is prevalent among many who consider themselves experts on children's literature. But I suspected that kids like to look closely at things and figure out what makes them go.

I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs.

I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

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