It's easier to stay out of trouble than it is to get out of trouble.

治理国家大事的人，不会去顾及生活小事；要想成就大的功业，不要去纠缠小的利益。点评：俗话说「成大事者，不拘小节。」要想成就大的事业，就不要在生活的细枝末节上计较。

我不活在过去，也不活在未来，我活在当下。

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.