I don't have room in my life for folks that large and demanding.

No matter how hard you work to bring yourself up, there's someone out there working just as hard, to put you down.

Even when I was close to defeat I rose to my feet

Never let me slip cuz if I slip then I'm slippin'.

Try to be the king, but the ace is back.

It ain't that I'm too big to listen to the rumors, It's just that I'm too damn big to pay attention to 'em.

I've gone seventy-nine hours without sleep, creating. When that flow is going, it's almost like a high. You don't want it to stop. You don't want to go to sleep for fear of missing something.

Don't be worried about the next man - make sure your business tight.

And even when I was close to defeat, I rose to my feet.

Those who are quiet will always cause riots.

Hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do.

Your life is a reflection of how effectively you balance potential and kinetic energy.

All would live long, but none would be old.

[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.

A writer is first and foremost a witness of her time. She must tell the truth, not take a political position. But then the truth that she discovers is profoundly political.

In spite of despair, hope must exist. In spite of suffering, humanity must prevail. And in spite of all the differences in the world, the worst enemy, the worst peril, is indifference.

Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause

Where there is fear there is no religion.

Nothing is allowed in public, while everything is permitted behind closed doors.

There's something to be said for giving and helping to change people's lives.

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.