Y’all dropped the ball and you should be shamed.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

I admire people who dare to take the language, English, and understand it and understand the melody.

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

Timidity makes a person modest. It makes him or her say, "I'm not worthy of being written up in the record of deeds in heaven or on earth." Timidity keeps people from their good. They are afraid to say, "Yes, I deserve it."

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

Some people cannot see a good thing when it is right here, right now. Others can sense a good thing coming when it is days, months, or miles away.