"The cloud shadows of midnight possess their own repose..."

“Art should take what is complex and render it simply. It takes a lot of skill, human understanding, stamina, courage, energy, and heart to do that.”

“During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.”

“We are the only nation where paper is still the mainstay in the private insurance industry.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

“When you've nothing to live for, you get to thinking inside your head.”

“Personally, I think life offers us the opportunity to take chances and make changes all the time.”

Source : "Jean Smart Is Regina in Samantha Who?" by B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. August 20, 2009.

“Say not 'Good-night' but in some brighter clime, bid me 'Good-morning.'”

“I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.”

Source : FaceBook post by Rick James from Jul 27, 2012

“We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God.”