“Hear much; speak little.”

Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.

I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. The next day I entered a meet to pole vault and won it all for the state of Alabama.

Be slow in considering, but resolute in action.

Monarch, thou wishest to cover thyself with glory; be the first to submit to the laws of thy empire.

The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.

He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom.

It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of our enemies a friend.

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

I was a keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. I loved the clear, focused feeling that came when I concentrated on solving a problem and everything else faded out.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that ’cause that’s, like, the next step for me.

Listen, someone’s screaming in agony- fortunately I speak it fluently.

Whatever it is that stirs your soul listen to that. Everything else is just noise.

I think people are slowly realizing that don’t have to be looking in a mirror to enjoy something. And they’re realizing that watching a show with drag queens in it doesn’t make you gay any more then listening to rap makes you black.

Having a friend to listen to your problems and discuss them with you is the beginning of finding a solution.