And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so.

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

My performing inspiration all started at my performing-arts school back in Atlanta. That was the spark that made me want to perform.

Big Pop songs are born of inspiration and spontaneity. The question becomes how do you create spontaneity when you're going into the studio five days a week?

All this talk about inspiration and moment is nonsense.

A lot of time, my inspiration comes from pain: growing pains, hunger pains, or money pains.