Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously to answer wisely to consider soberly and to decide impartially.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play.

I'm a strong opponent of all religious belief.(Conversations pg 96)

Rakkim would have loved to believed that… another reason he wasn't convinced.

An acceptance of your cultural inheritance, and at the same time a dislike of it, is a building block of good art.

He stole horses' you'll say to yourself, 'and he didn't care for women; and but for my pride I'd have been with him now.

And I used to say, 'I'm black, too.' In other words, I - my whole life I've been called a half-breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that. I take that and stand.

You should make yourself so happy, that by looking at you, other people become happy.

Color is the first revelation of the world.

The neurotic has perfect vision in one eye, but he cannot remember which.

I like those guys who brought dub into live band context too, Peaking Lights. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals!