As you tumble to the ground, pick me up on your way down.

She's soft and she's gentle and sweet as can be, and if Sharmon needs squeezin', then leave it to me.

Walker's Law: There are few things made harder in this world by having money.

Do animals understand the concept of dreams or do they think they enter another dimension when they get tired?

Young girls look to me as a role model and think I crash diet to keep slim. That's not true, I always eat properly.

You can be just as faithful to a place or a thing as you can to a person. A place can really make your heart skip a beat, especially if you have to take a plane to get there.

And I used to say, 'I'm black, too.' In other words, I - my whole life I've been called a half-breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that. I take that and stand.

Circumstances do not create the quality of your life.

Even when there is no longer hope for the body, there is always hope for the soul.

Your behavior determines, to some extent, the destiny of your nation and your group.

Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.

To make agriculture sustainable, the grower has got to be able to make a profit.

James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I am an analyzer, trying to leave out as much as I can.