Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they can't kill you twice.

Your body's just a vehicle, transporting the soul. It's what's inside of people, is beauty to behold.

The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute

The average man can't prove most of the things that he chooses to speak of, and still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.

My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.

Did you know that I exist before the earth and did you know my eyes are windows to the world.

Fear not of evil.. Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the time take the toll.

It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music.

Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.

[N]o lie can live forever...

When I die throw my body in the back and drive me to the junk yard in my Cadillac.

The desperate hope that the patient will be healed... That's the last treatment.

The intuitive wisdom that comes from your infinite mind can add to your creativity, success and well-being, and can take you to the threshold of enlightenment.

Music: breathing of statues. Perhaps: silence of paintings. You language where all language ends. You time standing vertically on the motion of mortal hearts.

It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal with them unless we resort to global governance.

Probably the most dramatic pieces in my wardrobe would be capes.

No man shall rule over me with my consent. I will rule over no man.

He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone; At his head a grass-green turf, At his heels a stone.