John Hope

If money, education, and honesty will not bring to me as much privilege, as much equality as they bring to any American citizen, then they are to me a curse, and not a blessing.

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

I grew up thinking that you were supposed to read and write all your waking hours.

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.