"Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'"

"I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them."

"Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak."

"Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection."

"I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone."

"At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone."

"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it."