Words slip into a language the way white-green vines slide between slats in a fence.

Missing someone is like hearing a name sung quietly from somewhere behind you. Even after you know no one is there, you keep looking back.

Some things take root in the brain and just don’t let go.

The Soul is a house...Let it burn!

I think of myself as an ambassador of the arts. In my heart of hearts, I know the world would be a more peaceful, tender place if we were more moved by the poetry around us.

Our finger print represents our unique identity and individuality.

You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.

If I could be somebody, it'd definitely be Brad Pitt. I love the way he looks.

It's easy to focus on the things that divide us. Sometimes too easy.

To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling. Logic can tell you superficially where a path might lead to, but it cannot judge whether your heart will be in it.

I think blocking a shot at a crucial point of the game is the most incredible feeling.

No other group has internalized its self-hatred as much as blacks have. It would be difficult to find other groups who behave similarly in that their most esteemed members berate its poorest members.

I like people recognizing me.

Follow your goals and stay focused, because you really don't have much time.

The one absolute certain way to bring this nation to ruin ... would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.