Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&ampB pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.

I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

But that's the thing about fate. It comes whether you're ready for it or not.

trees with strong roots bear delicious fruits.

On Earth you can meet Heaven and this meeting actualises every time you meet a kind person!

Forgive me for not loving how you deserve.With weak knees that in their grand gesture can only collapse instead of bow.

If the heroes run and hide, who will stay and fight?

The rapid rise of the People's Republic of China as a military and economic power is challenging the status quo.

Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment.

I was dropped by my publisher after my first two books. But I always believed in myself.

There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.