While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of man's humanity to man.

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I'm praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I'm grateful that I'm heard.

It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.

Poetry helps my soul escape its encasement.

When younger writers and poets, musicians and painters are weakened by a stemming of funds, they come to me saddened, not as full of dreams and excitement and ideas. I am then weakened and diminished, and made less rich.

I've had rainbows in my clouds.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.