It is difficult for me to commit to an manuscript. Once, I get finished writing it. I get this feeling of adrenaline, and satisfaction. This is when the amusement begins, for the writer's side of me.

Don't mistake determination for desperation. Someone who is persistent will stop at nothing to get their way.

Determination goes a long way when pursuing dreams.

All situations can be resolved peaceful. We should advocate for kindness instead of violence.

Some people behind leave a legacy, some leave behind children. Which would you prefer?

We can not improve humanity if everyone is conforming to society's standards. Set your own standard, and find out for yourself.

If I didn't have enormous dreams, I wouldn't have come this far!

I would rather spend money on something, that fulfills me for eternity. Rather, than something that fulfills me for only an hour or two.

I would have died, before a literary agent ever committed to my book. This is why I chose to empower myself by self publishing.

As a writer, my job is to change your perspective, and make you think outside the box.

I would not be myself without writing.

Josh: So, Toby, it’s election night. What do you say about a country that goes out of its way to protect even those citizens that try to destroy it?Toby: God bless America.

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize.

Music is all about leadership and there ain't really a lot of leaders.

Lobbying is the world's second - oldest profession.

I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.

Let's fill our minds with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope, for "our life is what our thoughts make it."

As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.

I don't think the people of the slave states will ever consider the subject of slavery in its true light till some other argument is resorted to other than moral persuasion.

Joe Henderson with Ron Carter and Al Foster at the Vanguard was just wow. And the energy of the three of them.