I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.

The snake, the rat, the cat, the dog... How you gonna see 'em if you livin' in the fog?

Don't believe everything you hear, don't believe everything you read and only believe half of what you see

The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith.

Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I'm familiar with both sides of the fence.

Never become so involved with something that it blinds you. Never forget where you from; someone will remind you.

If your heart was as big as your mouth you'd be real.

Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, cause when the time comes, that one'll let you die.

The minute you get too big to mop a floor or wipe a counter, that's the exact minute you have life f**ked up.

No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain.

I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities.

Educate yourself. Learn everything you can and then let knowledge yield to kindness.

The bump of ego on his skull had swollen large, so he saw the whole world in terms of what it could give him.

We must have hope or starve to death.

I still have the Triumph Palm Beach I was given for Christmas when I was 11. By today's standards, it is heavy and slow, but was my pride and joy at the time.

The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.

It's all about portion control. Grilled fish, a small amount of wild rice and vegetables is a good meal.

For feel-good fiction to work, there has to be an element of darkness.

I love teaching. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future.

When your hands leap towards mine, love, what do they bring me in flight?

Everybody's in love when they're eighteen. And everybody gets dumped.