Through thickest gloom look back, immortal shade, On that confusion which thy death has made.

In every human Beast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance.

The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom.

Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, /May be refin'd and join th' angelic train.

Since my return to America my Master, has at the desire of my friends in England given me my freedom.

Thou didst, in strains of eloquence refin'd, Inflame the soul, and captivate the mind.

Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy sideThy every action let the goddess guide.

May be refined, and join the angelic train.

Shall I compare thee to a barrel of apples?Though art more hairy, but sweeter inside.Rough winds couldn't keep me from taking you to chapel, Where finally a horse could take a bride...

I began to write because of love. I wrote to understand what I felt and what I knew.

If you are looking for answers for your life, know that the answers are within you. When you close your eyes, and focus on your inner God (meditate), you will know what to do. Trust yourself!

Listening is a discipline. It's all about being present at that moment in time.

The [Democratic] party's become an urban party, and they don't get rural America. They don't get agriculture.

For years I've nursed a secret desire to spend the Fourth of July in a double hammock with a swingin' redheaded broad. But I could never find me a double hammock

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

From my birth I have aspired like the eagle - but unlike the eagle, my wings have failed. . . . Congratulate me then that I have found a fitting scope for my powers.

When things seem calmest, that is the time you should fear the most, it's when you have the most to lose.