Poetry gave me back my voice.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Women have no appreciation of good looks-at least, good women have not.

So mightiest powers buy deepest calms are fed, And sleep, how oft, in things that gentlest be!

Rise and grind... the money ain't gonna wait for you while you sleep son.

I loved Thirteen and I loved Pretty Persuasion, and was always just so blown away by her [Rachel Evan Wood]. It was nice, and sadly, it is so rare.

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

The worst of gardening is that it's so full of metaphors one hardly knows where to begin.

My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied.

Just follow your heart and you'll see no one can love you as much as me.

I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.

Inside a Lover's Heart,there's another world,and yet another.