Writing is what happens when the words in your head are overpowered by the words in your heart."J.L. Bond

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

Life is like a balloon; you must put something into it to get the best possible results.

The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute.

Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.

Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!

Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.

Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

Maybe love isn’t meant to be bliss never-ending. Maybe love is unwavering support and befriending.

Life can be challenging and sad... but music is the easy part.

Electric guitars are an abomination, whoever heard of an electric violin? An electric cello? Or for that matter an electric singer?

I'm not that much of a socialist compared to Eisenhower.

If we want to produce people who share the values of a democratic culture, they must be taught those values and not be left to acquire them by chance.

I don't know a lot about politics but I have great trust in him as leader.

Her teeth were like a soccer crowd, crammed in.

It's good to be successful and have financial status but if you're only gonna live for the money, you're only gonna reach a certain status and I'm in there for greatness and peace of mind.

Adversity creates heroes.

I try to put what's evocative in the music to me, I try and put that out there in terms of titles and imagery, or implication towards the listener.