Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Smart ones learn from their mistakes, wise ones learn from their and others mistakes

Life is for running at full on, not running away from with a whimper...

I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool.

My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn't want to let them down.

I'm for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can't be done.

You got to control your own destiny. You got to keep writin different stuff. Keep switchin up and never do the same thin too many times.

Normally I play dads, good guys, and little animals.

I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.

Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.

Personal healing on all levels - physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual comes when we get in touch with our disowned energies.... Through integrating all aspects of ourselves, we become whole.