Start where you are, use what you have.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.

Keeping the box closed just keeps you in the dark, not the universe... but failing to open the box doesn't kill the cat.

To truly be successful you must of have a clear vision of what success means to you & then share that knowledge with others to grow a team ~bns~

There is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone.

One does not want glory accepted as a matter of course. One wants to shock and astonish people with it.

As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.

On the one hand, there is no reason that a black person needs to live a portion of his or her life being concerned about the people of color around him. On the other hand, if you don't you're crazy.

Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist the gravity of alternate worlds.

Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.

I love acting it's apart of me and I try to put a little bit of myself in each of my roles.

Love yourself. KNOW thyself. And be mindful of your thoughts.