I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence of a greater being I call God.

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.

If we throw blankets over our children's dreams, we darken their world and extinguish their desire to live.

Anger is the fire of the soul, love is the language of the heart ...

Helping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Moslem or not.

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

My parents were very well read. They were both New Englanders, not highly educated, but they had a sophisticated... they were both very humanistic, and they were sophisticated readers.

I'm not sure that I have a favorite either on-screen or in the books! Whenever I'm writing, I'm always really excited to dive back into each character.

Every now and then you meet a man whose ignorance is encyclopedic.

The 19th century was a century of empires, the 20th century was a century of nation states. The 21st century will be a century of cities.

The Muse is mute when public men Applaud a modern throne.