Among Negroes it is a bad omen when someone knocks on the door of a house where a person has died.

Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners.

Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk.

We are all gifted. That is our inheritance.

We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.

I am somebody cause God don't make no junk

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.

Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.

Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news.

There was one emotional outlet my people always had when they had the blues. That was singing.

All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic.

There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.

Your horse is named Small.Yes.Mine is named Big.-Fire and Brigan

Surely only boring people went in for conversations consisting of questions and answers. The art of true conversation consisted in the play of minds.

I've always said that instead of watching a guy juggle seven things amazingly I would rather see a really bad juggler who's really funny.

What I've noticed in this game is how EA has even duplicated my moves and my style of play perfectly. It is really incredible and a lot of fun to play.

Fine writing, according to Mr. Addison, consists of sentiments which are natural without being obvious.

Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.

I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.

I never think of poetry or the poetry scene, only separate poems written by individuals.

I think the greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.