I grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California.

Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That's all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy.

I think it's important to evolve and grow and take risks creatively, instead of repeating yourself and doing the same thing over and over.

I've put myself in this position where I haven't set myself up with a Plan B. I don't have a safety net; it's all in.

If you want to get your point across, you gotta cuss.

If you push yourself to stay hungry, you're always working towards at least taking steps forward. If you're taking steps forward, then you're making progress.

The boys in the hood are always hard.

Police on my drawers I had to pause 40 ounce in my lap And it's freezing my balls

Movies don't make people act a fool. People act a fool because they want to act a fool.

Get thee behind me Satan, and push me along. I'm kin to the devil.

Jumped In The Fo' Hit The Juice On Ma Ride I Got Front Back, And Side To Side

God’s grace gives strength overcome any situation.

Petty minds foster petty hearts, and have the funny habit of shooting themselves in the foot.

She's an adversary, but undeniably an equal. Maybe she can bring me back from the beyond. If anyone can do it, I'm beginning to realize it could be her. Like she said, all I have to do is try.

There comes a time in your life where youhave to live without the wo/man of yourdreams and have to live with the one in your reality.That is called maturity

Our zeal is always guided by charity. Everything is done with strength and gentleness.

I write my novels personally, desperately and non-negligently. When I write my novels, I think about my novels only, and never do other works.

Talk to your customers. Find out what they need. Don't pay any attention to the competition. They're not relevant to you.

We try to, when you come to Google, fulfill that need that you have as quickly as possible.

Junkies might be easy to knock down, but they're never fragile. They have souls like old leather shoes studded with steel, and they're about as much good as friends.

I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.