The scary part of being an artist is knowing that what makes you a better artist can also kill you.

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated.

What you don't think about when you're planning for children is when you're going to teach them how not to be killed

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.

Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.

You are consciousness within your body and mind

The people who need to grow, are the ones allowed the least chance to have a say in their own growth.

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief.

All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.

A bird only flies. It does not turn to another bird and ask, am I doing this right?

Boxing's a rough sport. After every fight I rush to the mirror to make sure I'm presentable.

I'M FREE! - I'm free, And freedom tastes of reality, I'm free - I'm free, An' I'm waiting for you to follow me.

I got to learn to surf.