So long as there's been black churches in the United States, there's been a relationship between spiritual well-being and material acquisition. This has always been the case.

Perhaps God gives us a hint about whom God favors through physical and material prosperity. So those who are doing well are probably favored by God.

Poor people want to be poor; if they just worked harder they could have more.

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God "Thy will be done " and those to whom God says "All right then have it your way."

A healthy love life is not and should not be the preserve of those in their 20s and 30s. It's important at all ages.

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.

If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us.

There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.

We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco.

I'm not even born yet. I'm still trying. I'm still pushing. I don't ever want to get to a place where I feel satisfied.

Art is a tool that isnt used enough to effect change.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try, and keep trying, for there is nothing to lose by trying and a great deal to gain if successful. By all means TRY! Do it NOW!!!

Dialogue is used to reveal not what we want to say, but what we are trying to hide.