A poet's first contract is with truth.

The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.

Cinnamon bites and kisses simultaneously.

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority complex and be rudely awakened.

Style of the future is the convergence of function and fashion.

Love is not blind. Love sees what is most true

Gifts have ribbons, not strings.

The illusion is we are only physical.

Anger is a wound gone mad.

When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless, it's about being willing to experience fear, even dread, to do what we must, without guarantee of outcome.

Purity of heart is blooming the same colors in the middle of the wilderness when no one sees you.

You don’t have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe.

I now can say I no longer fear death. Instead welcome it with open arms…

You are your own refugeThere is no otherYou cannot save anotherYou can only save yourself.

I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

My philosophy is fundamentally sad, but I'm not a sad man, and I don't believe I sadden anyone else.

Drunken behavior will not be tolerated, except by those who are being hilarious.

Man is the only animal that must be encouraged to live.

I met Robert Rodriguez working on a movie called 'Roadracers.'

I've taken many knocks over the years but it has only made me stronger and more determined to succeed.