The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category.

The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.

Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.

The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.

Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.

I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.

Why don't we scale up those things that do work.

Consciousness is in this present moment, the awareness with every cell in your body the direct and experience of love.

The notes I can handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes-ah, that is where the art resides.

A time comes in the life of a man when all you do is reflect on retrospective actions and desire better outcomes in the future

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

I love playing villains.

I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.

The dollar bill is God in the States. All those Pelican people just believe in money and nothing else.

I'm looking for trouble. A lot of people get to be a certain age and they just kind of lose interest or they give up. But I'm looking for trouble.

Kids today don't watch a black and white movie.

Discipline your mind to think positively; to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.