Don't criticize something you know nothing about. It only brings people down and makes everyone miserable.

There is a big difference between manslaughter and first-degree murder.

Building a prayer culture takes time. . . and relentless pressure over time. I often say that it is much more a crock pot than a microwave.

I was used to heat but this place was so dry the trees were bribing the dogs.

The smell of cooking food is often a calming one.

To believe Christianity stands in opposition to slavery is at best to think anachronistically and at worst to not understand Christianity.

What's the use of a high school education if you can't recall it when needed later on?

When I started reciting my own poems in public, I worried that it would seem too theatrical, but now I find recitation very natural, because it allows me to address audiences directly.

Time makes ancient good uncouth.

Man must not only make himself: the weightiest thing he has to do is to determine what he is going to be. He is causa sui to the second power.

Internet can provide the power to believe in art in new formulas, because it is the newest medium for art.

People still question my sobriety, my commitment to the program, and that hurts. I take things day by day, and sometimes I take them minute by minute, but I honor my commitment to stay sober.