Diligence without intelligence is tragedy, not success.

Jealousy often turns people into irresponsible storytellers.

When they can't steal your success, they tarnish your character but at the end, they surrender to your strength.

From the day I began traveling, I understood that truths were lies and lies were truths.

Traveling is as subtle as an early morning reverence.

Respect is free. Keep some for you and give some to others.

One thing that makes your confidence echoe over negativity is your patience, understanding, ambitions and trust me it makes your accomplishments astonishing

Life will astound you when you give something a shot after being shot down.

If you truly love who you are, travel through this life with conviction, spread joy to others, embrace changes as they happen, then you will find balance in your life.

Everything I learned I learned from the movies.

Kenneth Branagh. There was a time in my life when people would tell me constantly that I look like him. I could do a lot worse than that.

I think the political class, just overall, has underestimated the suffering in America.

People have a reservoir of talent worth discovering. They just have to be given the opportunity to discover it in themselves

One day I will forgive you; until then there are scabs everywhere that you have touched me.

To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing.

Think back over the history of any sport. Very often there has been one guy who stood out above the superstars - just as (Ray) Guy stands out in punting. It just happens.