“Life is for the living, death is for the dead. Let life be like music and death a note unsaid”
“Don't you set down on the steps, 'cause you finds it's kinder hard ”
“Bring me all of your dreams you dreamer bring me all your heart melodies”
“To be somebody and not just a great black poet ”
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
“When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive.”
“Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.”
“There are no regrets in life, just lessons.”
“In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart.”
“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking”
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.”
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”