The thing about dignity: it can be destroyed, but not taken unless it's given away. It can always be beautified.

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.

A man thinks all dust stays outdoors.

He (God) is right and always has been, because in reality God is only love.

Your kiss is bitter with cocaine.

In the natural world, beautiful usually means deadly. Beautiful with a casual demeanor always means deadly.

Our food system takes abundant grain,which people can't afford,and shrinks it into meat,which better-off people will pay for.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.

I've very fortunate to come from a great family who are extremely supportive of me and I'll always have them to fall back on.

I believe shooting chronologically gives you a very fresh perspective and you're always aware of where you are in the development of the characters.

Zen people love Buddha so tremendously that they can even play jokes upon him. It is out of great love; they are not afraid.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.