Not being happy really is my fear..

I fear for the democratic system. And I fear for our liberties. Only a small group of people fights for our liberties. Once we start on the slippery ….

I was never trained for anything.

I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth..

Life had sure been simpler when I hadn't dated..

I am not a Hemingway aficionado..

Expect the worst, and you won't be disappointed..

There must be nothing in my daily conduct that, copied by another, could lead that one into unholiness..

It’s not what you do some of the time that counts, it’s what you do all of the time that counts..

There were certain expectations that were assumed of me as a young black American 20th-century - then 20th-century artist..

I'm far too middle-class to morally object to a paying job..

Nothing good comes out of depression..

Yes. I've been asked to pose nude, but I never have, and I probably never will..

So many see themselves as aggrieved; so few see themselves as aggrievers..

In both rich and poor nations consumption is polarized while expectation is equalized..

Jen, we did it. Everyone's free now..

Nothing good ever comes without a price..

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise..

You can't get it right, until you make it wrong..

I am a writer, not a transcriber..

I've lived my life dealing with everybody. And that's how it's always been for me..