I do think that there are people who are able to connect with and empathize with anyone who is going through something difficult, just naturally. I don't think it's a world of effort for everyone.

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.

Hope was tricky like water. Somehow it always found a way in.

When our friends are alive we see the good qualities they lack dead we remember only those they possessed.

Wounds are the means through which we enter the hearts of other people. They are meant to teach us to become compassionate and wise.

Long live the new flesh.

I pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.

The magnitude of a progress is gauged by the greatness of the sacrifice that it requires.

If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return.

What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.

Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.

The people I admire most are those who struggle for everyone.