I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.

In your imagination, you can perfect things in a way you can't do in your everyday life.

I Am In Love With Myself, With My Heart.

It took a special kind of madness to try to be a pirate and a good man at the same time.

Just maybe I was worthy of love.

You play the game to the end. That’s how it works

A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.

I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field.

I am humble enough to recognize that I have made mistakes, but politically astute enough to know that I have forgotten what they are.

How I grew to believe Black hair has power, genius, and magic in it, defying gravity and limitation. I mean, look at how marvelous it is: Black hair grows up and out.

I always try to entertain folks with good clean fun and stories from my youth.

The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.