When LIFE asked comic Chris Rock if America is ready for an African American president, Rock tells LIFE: "It's ready for a retarded president, why wouldn't it be ready for an African American president?"
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
To laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;To earn the appreciation of honest criticsand endure the betrayal of false friends;To appreciate beauty;To find the best in others;To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy childa garden patch or a redeemed social condition;To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;This is to have succeeded.—Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes