“America is a melting pot, the people at the bottom get burned while all the scum floats to the top.”

“Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.”

“If you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.”

“Life is like a stew, you have to stir it frequently, or all the scum rises to the top.”

“America, it has been observed, is not really a melting pot. It is actually a huge potluck dinner, in which platters of roasted chicken beckon beside casseroles of pasta, mounds of tortillas, stew pots of gumbo, and skillets filled with pilafs of every imaginable color.”

“The quickest way to the top, is getting off your bottom”