for what is the gift of the poet and the artist except to see the sights which others cannot see and to hear the sounds that others cannot hear?
There's no prayer like desire.
I don't have a drinking problem 'Cept when I can't get a drink.
Don't you know there ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk.
The trick is to have a career and have a family. It's like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.
Oh, I'm not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
I'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
I believe, in my better moments, that there is a plan and things go not the way we want them to but the way they should.
In my work, I present questions and concerns. [It's] the opportunity to put a system of antibodies into circulation, without any pretense of making the world a better place, but to start a conversation with the world.
I drive a lot of joy from being able to help others and helping put them on the path that they want.
The principal purpose of stare decisis is to protect reliance interest and further stability in the law.