Sometimes the one thing you need for growth is the one thing you are afraid to do.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

Music opens the window of the soul to let the nectar of life come in.

HEAVEN: The big apartheid in the sky.

Marriage, at this point in my life? I'm not interested in it. Yet. Maybe later when I'm 35 or 40.

I'm extremely proud of our very, very diverse cast which represents the world that I walk around in every day.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

What I would like, I think, is to live a while longer. But not again.

The formula for a happy marriage is five positive remarks, or interactions, for every one negative.

The best comedy, I feel, comes in a drama because it balances each other out.

I'm curious how you'll know it works. I assume it's mostly a cosmetic change.

It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.