I don't know if a song is going to be a hit or it's going to flop. I never know. I just do the music and if people like it, they like it.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

May our afflictions be few, but may we learn not to squander them.

He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

People think a Muslim has to have a turban or a big beard. It's stupid.

Once people tell me I can't do stuff, I'm going to go and make it happen.

To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time.

I used to sit in front of McDonald's and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad.

I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.

Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him.

There's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.

The character to follow thru on commitments made to others is built by following thru on commitments made to self.

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as self-governing people to hear everything relevant.

The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

The most knowledgeable person is not necessarily the person who runs the government, nor the church, nor the business.

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

In a dark time, doors will sometimes magically open and let us step inside to the warmth and light of a community.

I love jokes as much as anyone, but I don't want to hear my snail jokes every day. But I might want to hear a good song every day.

Most human beings will not stand in front of a stage and tell you about the bad things they did.

What's similar between Britain and America is the lack of good-quality civic buildings.