I grew up on the back of a motorcycle - my dad didn't have a car until I was a teenager. And then my closest friend from grade school was a guy.

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

I don't believe in superheroes but I love Batman movies. There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic.

On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors.

Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.

Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.

Karaoke is the great equalizer.

You can only really learn from failure ... To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.

My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.

Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.

I don't want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.

Only your life's work, driven by passion, will last forever.

For individuals and organizations alike, a reputation is far easier to destroy than it is to build.

I really do love bluesy-jazzy music, so I love Etta James, B.B. King and Billie Holiday. I love that they have soul in their voices - I think that's something important is having.

Politics swings like a pendulum.

Emotional excitement reaches men through tea, tobacco, opium, whisky, and religion.

An ugly knife lay buried in the heart of Mad Carew,'Twas the 'Vengeance of the Little Yellow God'.

If I have learned anything from my SIMS family: When a child doesn't see his father enough he starts to jump up and down, then his mood level will drop until he pees himself.

Nothing symbolizes American strength and vigor more than another unaccountable Washington bureaucrat.

True restoration takes patience, subtlety, skill, and grace.

'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.