My future's about trying to be a better man.

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.

Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor.

You keep knocking on the devil's door long enough and sooner or later someone's gonna answer you.

The difference with Cleveland is that the racial tension was not a casual taste of it. It was outlandish.

My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it's involving me

I want to be the condensation on the glass. I want to be that phenomenon that takes place between hot and cold.

There's also a part of me that's self-destructive, and another part that's a hero who's going to stand up for a principle.

I like women who look like me. Generally, you're attracted to women who look like you, because the most beautiful thing in nature is your own reflection.

My future's about trying to be a better man

There's nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade. Some things have to be exposed.

There were no fear of death in children’s eyes because they had seen hanging, stoning to death and chopping heads in playgrounds and parks.

Work is a substitute "religious" experience for many workaholics.

Self-awareness is not the same thing as self-approval, any more than imagination is the same thing as day-dreaming.

As a wife, daughter, friend, and the founder and CEO of LearnVest, my schedule is anything but simple. But I learned early on how to meticulously manage my time.

Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.

I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends; and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.

It's a sort of patronizing idea that literature for children has to feature role models of exemplary behavior. I think not only is that bogus, but it leads to really boring books.

When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.

No family should have to endure the loss of a loved one at the hands of a previously convicted violent criminal.

A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities.