Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The Challenge in Life is not to have the absence of Fear, but to have the Courage to overcome it.

May your life overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

If there is anything in life to worry about at all, it’s your wasted yesterday. Unfortunately, before you worry about it, you have to waste today doing so. Never worry!

Wherever you are, be there with love. Be there with compassion, kindness, and gratitude. Smile and show you care.

Regrets... Regrets are bootless. A vain trick of the mind. An impotent raging against what cannot be changed anyway. A distraction from the moment.

I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is Dominican food. This is a Spanish word.' I trust my readers, even non-Spanish ones.

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

When I'm feeling a little empty in the head, I like to go see movies or read to loosen things up there.

If someone wants to give me the lead in anyone of those films, and deal with those other complications, terrific, Im ready for them.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.