“I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.”

“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back.”

“I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.”

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.”

“Cotton rows crisscross the worldAnd dead-tired nights of yearningThunderbolts on leather stropsAnd all my body burningSugar cane reach up to GodAnd every baby cryingShame a blanket of my nightAnd all my days are dying”

“I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.”