"No one prepares you at 7 years of age to have your father tell you he is a criminal - you are still a kid and you are thinking about playing and having fun, things that have little to do with reality. This forces you to grow and mature before due time."

“SeLF censorsHIP? Not my strong suit...I dont want to be a total d o u c h e b a g , but a little bit of one.”

“To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It's a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued.”

“I know that we sin but I do believe we try, we all try.”

Source : Song: We All Try, Album: Nostalgia, Ultra, 2011

“If the Founding Fathers could have looked into a crystal ball and seen AK-47s and Glock semi-automatic pistols, I think they would say, you know, 'That's not really what we mean when we say bear arms.'”

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 27, 2013

“Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.”

“There are people in our society who should be separated and discarded.”

Source : The Washington Post, (p. A3), July 2, 1970.

“There's politics. When you talk about Asia - no one really wants to approach that full-force because it's very thin ice. No one wants to harm the relations with Asia, where most of those products are going to and being exported to. Many of the local institutions and politicians and veterinarians are involved in illegal trade. To crack that down, it's a big crime and big names to reveal.”