But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.

A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.

I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.

I am the me I choose to be.

You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.

I set my star so high that I would constantly be in motion toward it.

Once you see the good in someone, it’s hard not to notice the good in everyone.

By doing extraordinary things you are contributing to create a better world. Memorable should be the new usual…

One with God is a majority.

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

If you find yourself focusing on negative scenarios, ask us angels to transmute this fearful energy into love.

Courage is the best slayer - courage which attacketh, for in every attack there is the sound of triumph.

You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

I shouldn't have to ask for your permission for me to put you in my lie!

religion notoriously claims that they invented morality, they didn't. Morality exists in animals, ya know.

I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.