On stage I'm basically spiritually feeding all of these people in the audience, and making sure they're encouraged to connect with God.

Fear sees a ceiling. Hope sees the stars.

I'd much rather go out having America shocked than having America go, 'Eh, it was his time.'

I think people need to guard themselves in what they watch and what they listen to because I think that does affect who they are and why they do what they do.

Jesus had over death and we don't have to worry about death. We don't have to worry about where our loved ones are going if they know Jesus.

No matter what you do, if you're on a stage constantly speaking to people, you need to make sure that you have something to say. You need to make sure you're fed in whatever profession you're doing.

I want you to move in with me, man.""Nah. I appreciate it, but I need to get a place of my own. I'm a grownup.

Perfection is ordinary

There was a little element of feeling like a cow.

Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us.

From the time they get up in the morning and flush the toilet, they're taxed. Then they go and get the cup of coffee, they're taxed....This goes on all day long. Tax, tax, tax.

When we reflect on the shortness and uncertainty of life, how despicable seem all our pursuits of happiness.

And of course there is always joy in witnessing the joy of others

The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.

You have the greatest chance of winning when your first commitment is to a total and enthusiastic involvement in the game itself. Enthusiasm is what matters most.

Look at what Jimmy Carter did. Look at the risks he took for a country that wasn't his. Israel has benefited unbelievably from that. To fail to give him credit seems unfair.