Skepticism is not a denial of belief, but rather a denial of rational grounds for belief.

The owl of Minerva begins its flight only with the coming of the dusk.

Oh, the shame that I suffer now . . . the shame of a vanquished King.” And those were the last words of Henry Plantagenet.

A different language is a different vision of life.

What you do when no one else is looking will determine how good you'll be.

Yes, the audience is so important to Negro music, especially the element of call and response.

When a film is successful, you don't need to shout about it from the rooftops. I don't believe in going into overdrive. There's no desperation to be acknowledged as the reason for a film's success.

I didnt have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus.

Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food and that inspires me.

Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals.

Long live the weeds that overwhelm My narrow vegetable realm! The bitter rock, the barren soil That force the son of man to toil; All things unholy, marred by curse, The ugly of the universe.