The symbol of the lion, throughout history, throughout cultures, is one pure, radiant symbol and that is leadership, kingship

My greatest inspiration had come from messages delivered through spirit sources, who seemed to guide my every step.

Pride filled him. He'd put that soft look in her eye, the purr in her voice, and given her loose limbed ease.

Oftentimes. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.

Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place.

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

We need to find ways to communicate with each other.

Don't lose the dreams inside your head They'll only be there until you're dead Dream

It was an unwritten law that black comics were not permitted to work white nightclubs. You could sing and you could dance, but you couldn't stand flat-footed and talk; that was a no-no.

People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.

The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.

I keep myself locked as a box when it matters, and broken open when it doesn't matter at all.