Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability?

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

Gods are cold. War, killing, and stabbing each other in the back is really what we do best.

The weight of lies will bring you down, follow you to every town 'cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there.

One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.

Look at those two. Wasting time. You wouldn't catch me doing that.

My protagonists are my mother's voice and the mind I had when I was thirteen.

A lot of times when I'm not at work I like to let my face breath and not put makeup on.

It takes a lot of people to create a success. That's why I say that few leaders are successful unless a lot of people want them to be.

I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting.

Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave badly.

Strikingly consistent across all of the battles in Sudan's history has been a fundamental conflict over what are and what are not seen as legitimate aspects of Sudanese identity.