Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.

There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

I've always been pretty lucky with my skin. I did notice a big change when I changed my diet and started to eat more natural foods in that my skin just got clearer and brighter.

The most that hurts is I couldn't see my kids growing up. They grow and go. Most of the time, I'm in training camps. I couldn't see that happening. This hurts me.

People can change, learn, and grow, and it's better to face your demons instead of perpetually running away from them.

Listen to the late Isaac Hayes covering 'Walk on By' by Burt Bacharach or Mayfield singing The Carpenters' vanilla-seeming 'We've Only Just Begun,' and you realize soul's insistence on transformation: Mayfield in particular makes the song not just about love but the start of revolution.