The dead were just the dead, neither awful nor remarkable. History separated out these individuals and preserved their names where others were obilterated for ever.

I will continue my path, but I will keep a memory always.

Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together.

I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.

The dead do not harm us, only the alive.

Wherever you look there is so much loss and folly to contemplate.

The dead and not-yet dead, we are company all together.

I can only strive for what is important

Learning is important. It is a way to make a life better for yourself and your family.

I need them and they need me to need them

I am afraid of losing what I have already valued.

I may be sick. I may come from a hole in the ground. My best friend may be an insect. But at least I don’t live in decent society.

You want to lay yourself out like an appetizer, go ahead.

I'm so black, I leave fingerprints on coal.

Beethoven can't really be great because his picture isn't on a bubble gum card.

It takes a tremendous amount of passion to do innovative things every day.

MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.

You should only be doing that thing that lights up your soul.

I think politicians are so far out of step with what people really want.

You are seeking joy and peace in far-off places. But the spring of joy is in your heart. The haven of peace is in yourself.

God gave us the gift of life. It is the most precious gift ever. To be unarmed is to be helpless to protect that gift; that is outright irresponsible.