Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Little pools of water tend to become stagnant and useless, but if they are joined together to form a big lake, the atmosphere is cooled and there is universal benefit.

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. 

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

Any direct experience that I have with indigenous peoples and their plight may feed into the nature of the story I choose to tell. In fact, i almost certainly will.

Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.  

The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people.

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.