While freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.
I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.
Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing.
Sometimes when you win, you really lose. And sometimes when you lose, you really win. And sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie. And sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. Winning or losing is all one organic mechanism, from which one extracts what one needs.
Own it. Just take it and say, 'Yes I will be great, I am going to be great. ' Great doesn't mean being a movie star, great doesn't mean having millions of dollars. Great means being able to be confident, strong, and a solid human being that has dignity and integrity. That is great.
I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it.
You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.
Some of my stuff, I realize is just rage.
There's a famous quotation from the time the Buddha learned of the deaths of two of his greatest disciples: "It's as if the sun and the moon have left the sky. " From that quotation, I would guess that while the Buddha loved all beings everywhere, with no exclusion, he also had relationships that were special to him, and he felt their loss.
Punk is the way of those who are unable to express themselves, but they aren't dangerous; at worst, they may kill their audience.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.