Getting to St. Mary's College was a big deal for me because that essentially led to me getting to go to NYU.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.

Hold tight to the mentality of being a student, meaning hold on to curiosity and approach life as a student.

I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

I'm not much of cook, but I cook a mean bowl of oatmeal.

I think what I've learned from working on "Moonlight" is we see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves.

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience.

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience. That really comes from my relationship with Islam because it just makes me really conscious of my action.

I think my mom gave me the borders, the - gave me a very clear understanding of what the perimeter was. And I had to find my fun within those boundaries.

Again, having - fortunately having never been in trouble. And eventually I found out that I was on a watch list.

Be careful the stories you're telling yourself about your current circumstances

Can a person steal happiness? Or is just another internal, infernal human trick?

And here I am. God and I, ever One, and Alone.

I'm a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I'll never stop.

I never dated much in high school or college.

You have to know your triggers for stress and then have rituals for combating them.

I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.

A lot of people can have a lot of different influences, everyone can be compared in some way to someone whether they are from 60 years ago or more recent.

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

I can only hope that one day soon we'll understand our true economic buying power by investing in our own communities and putting our money into businesses that keep our dollars in our community.