Drugs have destroyed many people. But wrong government policies have destroyed many more.

Don't judge someone's attitude until you've felt their pain.

Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

Kill your enemies with success and bury them with a smile.... Never fails.

No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

Maturity comes with experience, not age.

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.

Boy, you knock on the devil's door and he will head slam you through the wall.

Perhaps we are all too small-minded to glimpse creation, even out little corner of it.

onceI heard her huskylaughter pour out likerain after a drought

Islamic terrorists are new examples of an old problem with fascism.

You make yourself what you are. You have control of your own destiny.

That meek darkness be thy mirror, and thy whole remembrance.

Calmness is a huge gift. And once you master it, you will be able to respond in a useful way to every difficult situation that decides to walk into your heart.

Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.

The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect.

We're not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin porcelain can be, run my hand over a textile, see if I want to sit in a chair.