By the rude bridge that arched the flood Their flag to April's breeze unfurl'd Here once the embattl'd farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Remove whatever you no longer need in your life, to make room for what you do need in your life.

I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.

Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not to stifle the creative process, which I see as a process that's never-ending.

We all love to sing, and when we sit down to write a song I think it kind of shows itself to us.

A black woman's body was never hers alone.

...the only psychologist from whom I have anything to learn.

Energy is felt once the cards are dealt With the impact of roundhouse kicks from black belts that attack the microphone like cyclones or typhoons I represent from midnight to high noon.

To be wise means to be a teacher, means to be a soul winner. That's our business - That's our only business!

The truths of the Scriptures are so marked and inimitable, that the inventor would be more of a miraculous character than the hero.

We walk through so many myths of each other and ourselves; we are so thankful when someone sees us for who we are and accepts us.