God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us live.

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

Poetry is a beautiful way of expressing feelings - happy, sad, angry, caring. It's also a way that we share with other people, to help them with those feelings.

I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played.

I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I'm not sure who that is, but they really work hard.

Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.

A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace. It can just be your message. It can be your feeling. Some people might even call it a conscience, even though that's not really what it is. It's your message, what you feel like you need to do.