For all the ghosts and corpses that shall never know the breath of our children so long for the sacrifice and endurance of our mothers and the sustained breath of our fathers we live

Hip-hop is still cool at a party. But to me, hip-hop has never been strictly a party; it is also there to elevate consciousness.

I think that the heart is a lot like those wonderful fruit, like coconut and mangoes, you know, you have to break the skin, you have to break it open to get to the good part.

she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away

If we're gonna progress as a people we are going to realise that, as one of my favourite poets says, the other is a lie. There are no other people. Race is a social construct.

Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions... and then there are times to let go of your possessions and wander.

I surrendered my beliefs and found myself at the tree of life injecting my story into the veins of leaves only to find that stories like forests are subject to seasons

There is nothing more negligent than attempting to address a problem one finds on a branch than by censoring the leaves.

I think that good writing is based on good reading. Maybe it's not about writing today, maybe it's about reading today. Maybe it's about finding the sort of book you would never read.

I dance for no reason, for reasons you can't dance, Call me an activist of intellectualized circumstance You can't learn my steps until you unlearn your thoughts Spirit, soul, can't be store-bought.

My love is my soul's imagination. How do I love you? Imagine.

Your family's never in your past. You carry it around with you everywhere.

We had gone out there to pass the beautiful day of high summer like true Irishmen - locked in the dark Snug of a public house.

Force and not opinion is the queen of the world but it it opinion that uses the force.

In all ages of the world, priests have been enemies of liberty.

I try to keep the martial arts up. It's a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.

For my generation I must have the oracles of God in fresh terms.

Your best changes from moment to moment, sick or well, tired or rested. Remember that you are an imperfect human being. There is no value to judging yourself for

Definiteness of purpose with positive mental attitude is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement.

I like to have everything smiley and happy for my husband. Men don't want to see a grumpy face at the end of a hard day.

I must say Bernard Shaw is greatly improved by music.