I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy.

Strivers achieve what dreamers believe.

Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.

There's always that one person, That will always have your heart. That one person for me is you.

Giving a child an education is by far one of the most important investments we can make.

The best present a man can give a woman is his undivided attention.

You are my superstar. I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph, sign it right here on my heart. Girl, I'll be your groupie, baby.

You are who you are, and in the end, If you don't believe it then no one will.

Down time is not the name of the game.

I like a woman who takes care of herself - it says something about the way she'll care for me.

Success is measured by personal happiness.

Art and the artist meet in stages, slowly revealing themselves until both are satisfied with what the other has become.

America is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming!

Surfing is something I just crave.

Let's not burn the universities yet. After all, the damage they do might be worse.

I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.

We find what we are looking for.

Yoga is the study of the human body. It is the surge for the human soul.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuous, some of it's invisible. It's there.

Words [are] more beautiful than a found fall leaf.