My father used to say: Son if you are not bright you've got to be methodical (defusing argument when challenged and proved right)

The Word of God is my life's manual.

To make your goals savvy, keep them both personal (meaningful to you and aligned with your values) and positive (so you feel good about what you’re trying to accomplish.

The easiest thing is to say no. What's not so easy is telling yourself to stop.

I still do not understand why some people think they mean nothing to anyone

You had to see yourself poor and think of yourself as being poor, or you never would have been poor.

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation.

A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.

Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for.

The logic of the poet - that is, the logic of language or the experience itself - develops the way a living organism grows: it spreads out towards what it loves, and is heliotropic, like a plant.

Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.