I believe that the death penalty is the ultimate deterrent to violent crime...period.

In Alabama this would be a capital case, and if we don't get justice in Australia we're going to pursue the death penalty here

It sends the signal that you can kill and walk away and not face the kind of justice that you ought to pay for those kinds of acts.

I stood up to the liberal elite when they came to our state (Alabama) and tried to eliminate the death penalty, we won, they lost.

Failure does not connote that you achieved nothing. It denotes that you are on an adventure towards finding what will eventually advance you to the realization of your goals.

God is our Righteous Father.

The only way to consistently perform at your potential is to ask: Am I better than I was yesterday?

I think musicians are perfect at knowing how to get the best out of other musicians. I can really relate to that communion.

Words are a wonderful form of communication, but they will never replace kisses and punches.

If the poet can no longer speak for society, but only for himself, then we are at the last ditch.

If you are without impulses, you are, to a degree, without joy..." 469

I am everyone I have ever loved.

Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are.

The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights.