I hate the countrie's dirt and manners, yet I love the silence; I embrace the wit; A courtship, flowing here in full tide. But loathe the expense, the vanity and pride. No place each way is happy.

As yourselves your empires fall, and every kingdom hath a grave.

Time! where didst thou those years inter Which I have seene decease?

He who is good is happy.

The stars, bright sentinels of the skies.

No distinction is 'tween man and man, But as his virtues add to him a glory Or vices cloud him.

My soule her wings doth spread And heaven-ward flies, Th' Almighty's Mysteries to read In the large volumes of the skies.

Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common.

Sometimes siblings can get in each other's space.

The race to win turns us all into losers.

My mom wouldn't let me sing 'Strawberry Wine' because it had 'wine' in it.

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.

Trust happens when leaders are transparent.

To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift.

I guess like any friendship, marriage, or whatever it is familiarity breeds more contempt, and more love. They're just more settled with each other now.

If you want to live like a Republican, vote like a Democrat.

I love playing a curmudgeon. I just love playing a sour guy.