In my head this cruel unspeakable truth: that we battled and we cursed and we spilled each other’s blood, we relished our taste of hell and strangled heaven’s love.

You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.

What a lover’s heart knows let no man’s brain dispute.

Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.

With its leaves so rich and heavy with elation and its crimson face made brighter with visions of divinity the shadow of a certain rose looks just like an angel eating light.

We can cry for years but sometimes gotta smile too.

Searching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart.

With my ninth mind I resurrect my firstand dance slow to the music of my soul made new.

Upon the lips of babes asleep I saw light embracing light and so allowed my syllables to rest there as a prayer they might sing in their dreams...

This rose of pearl-coated infinity transformsthe diseased slums of a broken heartinto a palace made of psalms and gold.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

The candle glimmers but an hour. The nightLooms in its ancient hunger. Would you knowThe tragedy of human love and need?Gaze on the stars, then on a brother's face!

Consistency is an under-appreciated inspirational quality. It’s that ability to conduct yourself in a consistent, reliable manner that others will respect and appreciate.

All powerful and lasting change, whether in your personal life or your business, comes from the heart, not the mind.

Brooklyn was like Philadelphia made better by its proximity to Manhattan.

I'm surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don't have any problem telling me I'm acting like an idiot or I'm not that funny.

If you're not religious, then look at it this way. This world of ours is four thousand, six hundred million years old. It could end in an afternoon.

You are the world. When you transform yourself, the world you live in will also be transformed.

Although spiritual growth puts our wills to the test, after the battle has been won, we recognize that the Lord is the true victor in the struggle.

Ethics and Equity are at the core of debate of climate change. Debate has to move from Climate Change to Climate Justice.