Nelson Mandela will always be the face of South Africa. The traveler passing through the country will see Mandela's face almost everywhere he looks. Truly, the man is omnipresent.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

Holiness grants us access to God's blessings, for without it, ACCESS DENIED!!!

The mind is a thing capable of destroying itself when deep grief sets in, and when left alone to muse over one’s misery, the most irreparable damage can be done. You need people to heal.

Pride ... is the direct appreciation of oneself.

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.

The vow that binds too strictly snaps itself.

This was a manuscript of the night we couldn’t read.

Yo' Momma, I'm a ghetto super star.

Two tires fly. Two Wail. A bamboo grove, all chopped down From it, warring songs.

I hope that not one of them ever wanna even think about boxing.