My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.

There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.

When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.

If you keep hiding your true self, your life becomes like slow death. Once you become free from the lies and the hiding of yourself, then life becomes vibrant again.

This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion, and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy, or relief to anyone or anything.

The long-term study of GMO foods is going on in real time and in real life. Not in a lab.

There's a rainbow in the sky, all the time, don't be blind

The more red meat and blood we eat, the more bloodthirsty we get, the more violent we get. The more vegetarian food we eat, the more peace is taken into us.

Film makes me feel less alone in the world.

Let us be clear about our choice. When we raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, no one dies. When we cut Social Security and Medicare, people die.

Whether it is done quickly or slowly, however splendid the results, the process of writing fiction is inherently, inevitably, indistinguishable from wasting time.

The chivalrous man who holds a door open or signals a woman to go ahead of him when he's driving is negotiating both status and connection.

I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.

A valuable friend is one who'll tell you what you should be told, even if it offends you.

I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.

It iz comparitively eazy tew repent ov the sins that we hav committed, but tew repent ov thoze which we intend to commit, is asking tew mutch ov enny man, now days.

We show no relish for reconfiguring the relationship between the state, the market and society. The world is on the turn, yet we do not seem equal to the challenge.

The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem very lyrical and very traditional, with a lot of voice and character.