Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

The destiny of future generations depends on our action today

In life, you will find two things. The quiet beauty of Darkness, and the bright songs of Light. The choice is yours to decide which will be you, and which will be your shadow.

To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name.

Shakespeare's last play was called The Tempest. It wasn't called just plain Tempest. The name of my record is just plain Tempest. It's two different titles.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

A child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain't never likely to be sly or deceitful.

I am perfectly confident that the man who does not spend hours alone with God will never know the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

and the smile I'd been waiting for stretched across his face like the sun breaking free of the clouds.

You ain't gotta be a dope boy to have money.

The Coca-Cola Mean Joe Greene ad is one of the most famous commercials of all time, so I was blown away when they asked me to be in this new spot.