I do believe that part of us ending racism is us seeing each other's humanity and learning to love each other, even if we look different or worship differently or live differently.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.

I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

Breakups have a way of shaking us awake and helping us see what we really want vs. what we are willing to settle for.

Technology breeds crime and we are constantly trying to develop technology to stay one step ahead of the person trying to use it negatively.

I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.

Love is not a feeling in your chest; it is bending down to wash another's feet.

When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you.

Thank God for a few free waves.

Even by the time I was four or five, I had Gene Autry records.

Ills are many, blessings few, but dreams tonight will shelter you.

If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this mystery never shall cease: The priest promotes war, and the soldier peace.

We are the slaves of slaves