In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

Reading about the response of people in stories, plays, poems, helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments of turning.

There is enough blessings for everyone.

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

We tire of those pleasures we take but never of those we give.

That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now?

I would love to do some kind of mystery movie, or an action flick, something with that combination

Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.

I love travel because you may be uncomfortable, hungry, hot and sweaty, cold and shivering…but damn it, you will never be bored.

Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.