"It’s not a perfect situation. But when you have to choose between two bad options, you pick the one that saves the people you love and believe in most. You just do. Okay?"

“Drinking coffee for instant relaxation? That's like drinking alcohol for instant motor skills.”

“The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.”

“Clint Eastwood's a good friend, too - he and I used to play in softball games together.”

Source : "Man in a 'Million'" by Terry Pace, www.timesdaily.com. July 21, 2005.

“I like the idea that neither makes any romantic move until their philosophies are aligned.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“Chimpanzees is hatin but I take it all in stride. Put her in a jungle with bananas on the side.”

“A long time ago, when I was married, in the beginning it was bliss. I eloped after one month, and I married for security. I thought, 'I finally met a man who loves God and comes from a great family. I'm working, I love God, and I'm out here in California by myself, and I've met this great man.' So, I said yes. And we eloped.”

Source : "Exclusive: Tichina Arnold On Her Past Love Mistakes and Preparing to Remarry". Interview with Charli Penn, www.essence.com. March 27, 2012.

“I think the book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] has meaning for any large city with urban problems. There are political machines in a lot of large cities, and everywhere the goals of society get lost.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com

“The element of heroic maleness had always been present in the concept of the artist as one who rides the winged horse above the clouds beyond the sight of lesser men, a concept seldom applied to those who worked with colours until the nineteenth century. When the inevitable question is asked, "Why are there no great women artists?" it is this dimension of art that is implied. The askers know little of art, but they know the seven wonders of the painting world.”