You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could you give me a moment of your time, I know you're very busy,' and usually, they will.

Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives with her mom. I'm 46, I've worked for the Post Office for 18 years, seven facilities in three states.

I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month ago, I received a call that said I was in the running, that I'd made the final 25. So I just wanted to place.

While we got hotter and thirstier as the heat beat down on us. The somebody would call in a voice full of elation

Looking back on my achievements, it is fair to say that I am extremely proud of what I have done and accomplished so far.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.

I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made it possible for me to purchase one of the 24 proofs, the one for 'I'm So Tired,' which I have on my piano at home.

Every morning the sunrises to enlighten your heart so that a flower of hope can bloom in your garden.

You can never destroy the barbarian culture of hatred, violence, and death by killing barbarians. You have to destroy the philosophy that makes them barbarian.

You know who you are and what you are capable of, because of your own personal history and the experiences you gained throughout that history.

...this miserable trick the romantic plays upon himself: of setting just beyond his reach the very thing he prizes.

Mr. Sand, do you think it's possible to fall in love in the space of a single day?"He smiled. "I wouldn't know. I only fall in love at night. Never lasts beyond breakfast, though.

God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face. A gauntlet with a gift in't.

Creation myths are not about the origins of the world at all, but about the origins of patriarchy which has claimed itself as the world

Man's chief delusion is his conviction that there are causes other than his own state of consciousness.

I was drinking a lot of bourbon. I was miserable. I was starting to get work, but it wasn't remotely satisfying. It was garbage compared to the theater I was doing.

Sow love, reap peace. Sow meditation, reap wisdom.