Every nation, every human being that came across earth had a song and sang in some way to their God.

Money doesn't make the man. Some people have money, and some people are rich.

I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most.

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see-it is, rather, a light by which we may see-and what we see is life.

Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first album, I didn't mean to but I just did.

I can only assume that there’s only one thing more frustrating than not being able to find someone, and that’s not being found. I would want someone to find me, more than anything.

Know that you have complete control over what you put in your mouth. No one ever ate anything by accident.

Obviously memoir is subjective truth: It is my memory, my perspective, that's the beauty. But I still wanted to be as factual as I could.

Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.

Never speak words that allow the enemy to think he's winning.

I know the guru route, I know you go sit on a mountain. But screw India. I ain't going there.

I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men should play in their lives with their children and in their lives with their women.