Shattered dreams, worthless years, here I am encased in a hollow shell. Life began, then was done, now I stare into a cold and empty well.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

We all have hearts.... If you have a heart, love somebody. If you have enough heart, love everybody.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

It feels better to love than to hate.

There may be a brighter star. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

I am what I am. I love me! And I don't mean that egotistically - I love that God has allowed me to take whatever it was that I had and to make something out of it.

Rapid expansion coupled with social stability is proof of Umar's incredible capabilities as a leader

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

O Lord you know what is best for me. Let this or that be done as you please. Give what you will how much you will and when you will.

Good composition is merely the strongest way of seeing.

I knew how many zeroes there were in a quintillion, but I thought that algebra lived in ponds.

Repeat not the manner of a flirtation; for lo, all the world shall hear of it, and women will taunt thee.

There are only two possibilities. You are either going for your dreams or giving up your dreams. Stretching for what you could be or settling for what you are.

All the cops are just workers for the one percent, and they don't even realize they're being exploited.

What?" I ask. "I'm developing a theory." "And it is?" She picks up her hamburger, grins, and says, "That you have a death wish.

I have never come away from you without reflecting that the Spirit of God and His holy workings reside in you.