Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don't whine. You can be brought low, that's OK, but don't be reduced by them. Just say, 'That's life.'

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Do we always do the things that God would take pleasure, or that we do things we think God would take pleasure.

I have a mouth for kisses / No one to give or to take / I have a heart in my bosom / Beating for nobody's sake.

The Congressional Black Caucus is a moral fraud. It's amazing how many people are afraid of saying that

Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is hardest for us.

If you have fun doing something, you also take it seriously.

There's no way in hell I could have achieved what I have without being a good student and listening to the wisdom of others

Stay wise and the mind is untouchable.

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'

In dramatic writing, the very essence is character change. The character at the end is not the same as he was at the beginning. He's changed-psychologically, maybe even physically.

I love good food. For me, that means lots of green juice, salad, and good dark chocolate.