Music is a vehicle that propels me and so many other people toward a place we might call grace.
Managers control. Leaders create commitment.
The loss of liberty in general would soon follow the suppression of the liberty of the press; for it is an essential branch of liberty, so perhaps it is the best preservative of the whole.
No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves.
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.
My Day Clothes are almost worne out. . . send the poor printer a few gammons, or some meal, some butter, cheese, poultry, etc.
When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.
But if we hide ourselves away, afraid to grow and learn, we might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns and we'll never be much more than only casualties of war in a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin. We've got to tip the lid and let some sunlight in.
When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.
Speaking out is important for me because everyone should be treated equally.