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"If you have fame, you never feel that you have fame, if you have the brains of a flea. Because fame is something that's over back of you. It ain't ahead.... Not ahead at all. I mean, if you've done it that's great, but "what are you going to do now?" is the only thing that matters."

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Marcus Aurelius Philosopher, Emperor
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"When you have done a good deed that another has had the benefit of, why do you need a third reward-as fools do-praise for having done well or looking for a favor in return."

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Marcus Aurelius Philosopher, Emperor
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"Have I done something for the general interest? Well then I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy mind, and never stop doing such good."

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"I must oppose any attempt that Negroes may make to do to others what has been done to them. . . . I know the spiritual wasteland to which that road leads . . . whoever debases others is debasing himself."

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George Carlin Comedian, Actor
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"A woman told me her child was autistic, and I thought she said artistic. So I said, 'Oh great. I'd like to see some of the things he's done."

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Lennox Lewis Professional Boxer
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"Different fights bring out different things. I consider myself a seasoned professional. I have done things in the gym that have not come out yet. People would be amazed if they saw me train."

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George Santayana Philosopher, Poet
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"Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done for their own sake are their own justification."

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Gore Vidal Writer, Essayist, Playwright
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"Most writers write books that they wouldn't read. I ought to know; I've done it myself."

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