I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

Day to day is a process. Dream it, plan it, do it, and make it happen! You're what you act!

the much-sought prize of eternal youthIs just arrested growth.

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.

The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn't got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it.

In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures.

Middlesbrough is the second greatest place to live in Britain! Behind Hartlepool.

Mike, we are a green energy company, but the green stands for money.

Wisdom has lost repute because it so often applies to a state of affairs that no longer exists.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.

So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.