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And you yourself always be seated at the middle fo the high table that your presence as lord or lady may appear openly to all, and that you may plainly see on either side all the service and all the faults.

In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.

I have felt at times with groups of children that I was really being what every poet would like to be - a bard in the old sense.

'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' was this role that utterly fell into my lap and changed my life.

Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.

A servant of God has but one Master. It ill becomes the servant to seek to be rich, and great, and honored in that world where his Lord was poor, and mean, and despised.

I entreat all artisans faithfully to follow their craft and take delight in it. I entreat all servants to be faithful servants of their masters and mistresses.

The Lord gave me 'Sojourner,' because I was to travel up an' down the land, showin' the people their sins an' bein' a sign unto them. Afterwards, I told the Lord I wanted another name 'cause everybody else had two names, and the Lord gave me 'Truth,' because I was to declare the truth to people.

In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me that I've written down and shoved in my pocket, I also say the name of every person I've ever known who's passed on.