My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.

Your body's just a vehicle, transporting the soul. It's what's inside of people, is beauty to behold.

The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute

Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they can't kill you twice.

The average man can't prove most of the things that he chooses to speak of, and still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.

Did you know that I exist before the earth and did you know my eyes are windows to the world.

Fear not of evil.. Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the time take the toll.

It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music.

I’ve always thought the best songs come though us not from us…. They gave me life, they gave me an identity and I gave them my tears, my heart, and my truth.

I guess it's funny how life turns out?" she tried. "Not last I checked, " Errol said with a snort.

Indentured servitude is banned, but what about students seeking to sell shares of their future earnings in exchange for money up front to pay for their college tuitions?

You don’t remember the gifts you are given

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

We need people who can see straight ahead and deep into the problems. Those are the experts. But we also need peripheral vision and experts are generally not very good at providing peripheral vision.

A wig is a wig is a wig.

The world is continuous, but the mind is discrete.

I never saw a pyramid, but I've seen photographs; I know what a pyramid or a sphinx looks like. There are pictures that do that, but they satisfy a different kind of interest.

My ideal man is dead white old and on a green sheet of paper.