As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.

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.

He'd say most kids were made of sugar and spice, but his Kylee was made of pancakes.

To see the miracle you must be the miracle.

You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem.

I am so proud to be a Canadian.

The individual college youth cannot wait forever until the problem of his education is decided.

He thinks like a philosopher, but governs like a king.

I considered calmly that I was born to write.

You don't know me, but I know about you...I can't make you live longer. I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me.

Unless you stop trying, how can you not fail anymore?

Great virtues may draw attention from defects, they cannot sanctify them. A pebble surrounded by diamonds remains a common stone, and a diamond surrounded by pebbles is still a gem.