Don't be worried about the next man - make sure your business tight.

No matter how hard you work to bring yourself up, there's someone out there working just as hard, to put you down.

Even when I was close to defeat I rose to my feet

Never let me slip cuz if I slip then I'm slippin'.

Try to be the king, but the ace is back.

It ain't that I'm too big to listen to the rumors, It's just that I'm too damn big to pay attention to 'em.

I've gone seventy-nine hours without sleep, creating. When that flow is going, it's almost like a high. You don't want it to stop. You don't want to go to sleep for fear of missing something.

And even when I was close to defeat, I rose to my feet.

Those who are quiet will always cause riots.

Hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do.

I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.

I am going to read... but from where to start - is the biggest question in the world.

Green and living jewels drip into my eyes" from the poem "All Green and Living Things" in the book "Terra Affirmative

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations if they are accepted.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

I remember taking my stabilisers off my bike with my dad in the back garden. It was a small little bike, and it was called Poppy, had balloons on it, and was purple.

In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.

Six men can carry you or 12 men can judge you. You decide!

The Oracle rose. As one, the three witches bowed. "See?" Bran jerked his thumb at the three women. "That's how a woman should treat a man. Next time you see me, I want you to do just like them.

Some guys like to talk. What's the problem with that?

I'm beginning to think that life is about passing moments and small celebrations. Without them there's only pain, fear, ambition, and, for some of us, foolish hope.