There are two kinds of perfect: The one you can never achieve, and the other, by just being yourself.

Your glass seems like it will always be half full even it falls down and shatters to pieces

We never enjoy perfect happiness our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.

Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room.

Well I've always wanted to sing at something called The Houston Rodeo in my hometown, so hopefully I'll get to do that one day.

I do not want a kingdom, or heaven; what I want is to remove the trouble of the oppressed, the poor, and the needy.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

I love the dead... Frequently.

Whoever has the world's treasures has them no matter how he got them. In the world of the spirit it is otherwise.

Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions... Do your thing and don't care if they like it.

The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.