Silence is my weapon, silence is my shield.

When nobody speaks your name, or even knows it, you, knowing it, must be the first to speak it.

It is necessary to constantly remind ourselves that we are not an abomination.

Black men loving black men is THE revolutionary act.

So much of my life has been about self-effacement, pretense, masquerading, concealment, and indirection.

If your spouse wants to cheat on you, he or she will. This world is a haven of opportunities. But no matter what, in any relationship, one must never doubt the spouse

Your driving desires will determine what you become.

Baseball is sunshine, green grass, fathers and sons, our rural past.

She say guilt is a useless emotion." "Oh, please," says Nancy. "Guilt is what separates humans from animals.

Muddled thinking inevitably results in muddled living

A mind that is charmed by false appearances refuses better things. [Lat., Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat.]

A wise man should never resolve upon anything, at least, never let the world know his resolution, for if he cannot reach that he is ashamed.

there is nothing so easy as to be wise for others; a species of prodigality, by-the-by - for such wisdom is wholly wasted.

Never so sweet a repast as the Reaper's when you tread upon the threshold of a Quiznos.

I have very good friends who are in the army and also friends within the police force. When I say friends, people who love my music and who actually love the messages within my music.