All Quotes

“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within”

“There are certain artists who belong to all the people, everywhere, all the time. The list of singers, musicians, and poets must include David the harpist from the Old Testament, Aesop the Storyteller, Omar Khayyam the Tent Maker, Shakespeare the Bard of Avon, Louis Armstrong the genius of New Orleans, Om Kalsoum the soul of Egypt, Frank Sinatra , Mahalia Jackson , Dizzy Gillespie , Ray Charles ... Celia Cruz ...All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us all that we are more alike than we are unalike. Maya Angelou Letter to My Daughter”

“Nothing is too wonderful to be true,”

“It is the great beauty of our science , chemistry , that advancement in it, whether in a degree great or small, instead of exhausting the subjects of research, opens the doors to further and more abundant knowledge , overflowing with beauty and utility. Experimental Researches in Electricity , Vol. 2 (1834) p. 257”

“I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it”

“Observations on Mental Education”

“On Faraday's Lines of Force”

“But still try, for who knows what is possible... As quoted in The Life and Letters of Faraday (1870) Vol. II, edited by Henry Bence Jones , p. 483; also engraved above the doorways of the Pfahler Hall of Science at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania (see photo ).”

“If you would cause your view … to be acknowledged by scientific men; you would do a great service to science. If you would even get them to say yes or no to your conclusions it would help to clear the future progress . I believe some hesitate because they do not like their thoughts disturbed. Life and Letters , 2:389.”

“Among those points of self”

“I have not been at work except in turning the tables upon table turners”

“I am no poet , but if you think for yourselves , as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds . Lecture notes of 1858, quoted in The Life and Letters of Faraday (1870) by Bence Jones, Vol. 2, p. 403”

“Michael Jackson”

“I'm an alien from Mars and I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight,”

“I feel fortunate for being that instrument through which music flows. I'm just the source through which it comes. I can't take credit for it because it's God's work. He's just using me as the messenger. May 1992 Ebony/Jet interview with Robert E. Johnson”

“Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson”

“Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one”

“. Walters : How do you feel when people call you... Jackson : Yeah,”

“I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly. On pop groups like N'Sync , as quoted in interview in TV Guide”

“I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but love nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly given way to forgiveness. "Heal the Kids" speech at the Oxford Union”

“The record companies really do conspire against the artists. They steal. They cheat. They do whatever they can, especially the black artists.… Sony's Tommy Mottola is the president of the record division. He is mean. He is a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish. 6 July 2002 remarks at National Action Network headquarters”

“I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black. 9 July 2002 remarks at National Action Network headquarters”

“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying [no hard work]. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (p. 20, 24) Jordan, Michael. I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence . San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. p. 129”

“I've reached the pinnacle of my career. I just feel that I don't have anything else to prove. When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense of 'to prove something' as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game of basketball. Announcing his retirement from the Bulls ( 1993”

“I'm back for the second time. Announcing his return to the Bulls ( 1995”

“I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game”

“I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%. Statement of 1999”

“There will be a player greater than me. Michael Jordan to the Max”

“Enjoy every minute of life. Never second”

“I set another goal … a reasonable, manageable goal that I could realistically achieve if I worked hard enough. I approached everything step by step. How to be like Mike”