I think, to a great degree, we humans still divide ourselves into two species, even though we are monotypic. There are males and females. We see them as different and not equal.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

He’d said he couldn’t let her go. She couldn’t figure out how they could stay together.

...sin is often the attempt to meet a legitimate need in an illegitimate way.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.

Let me learn now where Beauty is; I was born to know her mysteries . . .

I must follow the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.

No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.

My rule is always, People first and things second.

I believe that those who die for Ireland have no need for prayer

Keep your mental and spiritual contact points cleaned so that God can operate through your mind.

Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.