There is a difference between skill and talent. Master the skill to allow the talent out.

Don't judge someone's attitude until you've felt their pain.

Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

Kill your enemies with success and bury them with a smile.... Never fails.

No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

Maturity comes with experience, not age.

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.

Changes are inevitable and not always controllable. What can be controlled is how you manage, react to and work through the change process.

I don't need no Smith and Wesson, man, I got Merriam and Webster.

Be not discouraged black women of the world, but push forward, regardless of the lack of appreciation shown you.

I don't admire the person who hides from the world and claims enlightenment. To be purified you have to be tested and there is no better test of strength than dealing with other people.

Thou art the thing itself: unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor bare, forked animal as thou art.

What is man's chief enemy? Each man is his own.

As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this.

Computer science really involves the same mindset, particularly artificial intelligence.

I'm the music guy, I get to wear the music hat, but being able to be that guy in the room is a thrill at this level and caliber.