"You may not be able to change the events of your history, but you can change the story you've attached to those events."

“I tell you the truth, a man may not make himself king; only the blessing of him who holds the kingship can elevate a man to that high place. For sovereignty is a sacred trust that may not be bartered or sold; still less may it be stolen or taken by force.”

“I think in general, it's just an interesting age to be at, after college. You spend so much of your life, being on this academic trajectory - and then when it's done - all of a sudden the whole world is maybe open to you. But you're the one that's really in charge of your path. And that can be a really scary thing, I think.”

“Man is happy only as he finds work worth doing - and does it well”

“The weapon where the man is sitting in is always superior against the other.”

“The possibilities for mobilizing the experience, imaginations, and intelligence of workers, both employed and unemployed, are limitless.”

“I loved Western Swing and Hank Williams' music, and I now know that it's a 6th tuning that gives you all of those classic licks.”

“My assignment is to take my situation and to use it to help others who feel hopeless and/or helpless because of loss.”

Source : "Marvin Sapp: Surviving Loss, 'Keeping It Moving'". "All Things Considered" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. April 29, 2012.

“I didn't know the inner me was hungry," I said to Art. "That's because it already starved to death.”