Pain and anger have to go somewhere. If we keep stuffing them down instead of processing them, we’ll end up either turning them inward, which isn’t good, or outward, which is no better.

Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.

All my life I've been fascinated by the precipice in all of us. When you come to it, you either choose to fall or you don’t --Alvin Ailey

For me, it’s not just about blessing my generation, I've done that already, I also have to be a father to the fatherless.

The way of transgressors is hard.s

Your destiny is forged in the fires of your determination

I was too dumb to know Opie was going to grow up to be a great Director, if so, boy, I would certainly have become his best friend.

My themes will not be far-fetched. I will tell of homely every-day phenomena and adventures.

Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you.

The point is with good maths skills you have just wonderful opportunities and if you don't have good maths skills, there are just so many things that you won't be able to do.

Everybody thinks they have the answer to how to be a good parent. Here's mine: Everybody's gonna make mistakes.