A house without books must be sad. Even sadder a house of books without people.
Music wasn't forced on me [in my childhood]. It was something I wanted to do. And ever since, I've never stopped, I've never stopped playing music.
We're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's difficult for people to persist through that.
There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850.
The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire.
I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative. So whatever. I listen to all if it. Classic rock and classic pop, all of that.
We should care about what is going on in the world.
I had a hat. It was not all a hat,-Part of the brim was gone:Yet still I wore it on.
Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.
The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena.
When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up every day to see if they have sprouted yet. You simply water them and clear away the weeds; you know that the seeds will grow in time. Similarly, just do your daily practice and cultivate a kind heart. Abandon impatience and instead be content creating the causes for goodness; the results will come when they’re ready.