I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

Don’t be bothered with what you think other people expect of you when it comes to your raw talent.

He said I was trapped. He had trapped me. I told him to carefully consider what trapped animals do when they do not wish to be trapped.

Where there is writing- there is a writer Where there is planning- there is a planner Where there is a building- there is a builder Where there is a miracle- there is a God!

The questions people have are sometimes soulful, sometimes zany, sometimes incoherent. I want to make a 'zine with just the questions I get emailed to me.

When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.

I am a huge fan of proselytizing. I am a huge fan of speaking your mind. The only way we can share the universe... is by talking very strongly about what we believe.

Man's hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or moaning dove.

The prime role of a leader is to offer an example of courage and sacrifice.

If I was on an island, just for melody, I would take albums by the Stones, AC/DC and the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile.

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