“To be somebody and not just a great black poet ”
“I, too, sing America ”
“I've been scarred and battered”
“Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people the beauty within themselves”
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you tr...”
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable;...”
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs”
“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore”
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”
“Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success”
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try”
