My father was the quintessential husband and dad.

Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.

A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.

I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.

I am the me I choose to be.

You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.

I set my star so high that I would constantly be in motion toward it.

If your gonna screw up, do it while you're young. Older you get, the harder it is to bounce back.

As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes.

Being a father is the most rewarding thing a man whose career has plateaued can do.

You must see it. You must believe it. And then you must never stop working to make it happen.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit.

Everything ends with flowers.

No partisan political activity transpired in my office during the recount period.

On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle.