Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.

Danger lies in the extreme. A man who is always cruel is evil, a man who is always compassionate will be taken advantage of. It is more a question of balance, or harmony, if you will.

Be patient and believe in your future. God is already there and is preparing a way.

To love completely is to remember a time and place before

My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?

And what of the dead? They lie without shoes in the stone boats. They are more like stone than the sea would be if it stopped. They refuse to be blessed, throat, eye and knucklebone.

To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.

Religion is a great force - the only real motive force in the world; but what you fellows don't understand is that you must get at a man through his own religion and not through yours.

The African is not 'Communistic' in his thinking; he is -- if I may coin an expression - 'communitary'.

Time has no meaning. I feel as if I have been left in the desert to die and am eagerly awaiting the vultures to begin their work and end my misery.

Sometimes, you need different things in life, you need different challenges that will give you that little boost.

Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious, and prosperous society.