The American white relegates the black to the rank of shoeshine boy

Our lives are written by the divine hands of Him we are merely actors destined to complete the roles in the cosmic play. All that would make difference would be how well will you act!

I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model.

This was a place where tattoos outnumbered teeth.

Because the soul is like a flower that folds its petals when dark comes, and breathes not its fragrance into the phantoms of the night.

Going against the tide has never been difficult for me. It wasn't even a conscious decision but the natural consequence of following my own instinct.

Hurried business is bad business.

Nothing will behave in the logical way you have come to expect.

In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.

So you are lean and mean and resourceful and you continue to walk on the edge of the precipice because over the years you have become fascinated by how close you can walk without losing your balance.