My surroundings have always been conducive to achieving what you want and believing in self 100 per cent; not being afraid to stand up and voice your opinion.

At the end of the day, women must understand how they look is important, but not all-important; that there are different ideas of beauty. It is in the eye of the beholder and it comes from within.

Australians always want everyone to be average, as if the best thing you can do is fit in.

Wherever we go we do harm, forgivingourselves as wheels do cement for wearingeach other out. We set this houseon fire, forgetting that we live within.(from "To a Meadowlark, " for M.L. Smoker)

I was murdered. Even though my heart continued to beat, I was very much deceased. All faded to black

The course of true love rarely runs smooth.

Law ... begins when someone takes to doing something someone else does not like.

When you have a good time there is no time.

I don't think I went a year or so without a record between 1959 and 1979, sometimes two.

The 'Always Keep the Faith' tattoo I have on the front represents my desire to protect my beliefs.

It always shocked me how you could understand so many things and be such a complete idiot about so many others.

I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.

I don't bang for the color or the land. I bang for the principles and for the honor. I'm bangin' for the Westside- this is in my heart, this is how I feel.