To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these different things are just as natural to me as rhyming.

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

Vedanta is the most impressive metaphysics the human mind has conceived.

I love that my career has been documented and I can look back one day and share it with my kids.

Charity is suppose to cover up for a multitude of sins.

We know where we're going cause we know where we're from.

My grandmother told stories; she was very good at that.

Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.

Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Frustration is a bad experience. What you have to stress is the satisfaction.

I will never contest election in Nigeria. Whenever my husband retires, I will go back home with him.

Sometimes I just... want to see it again. Want to see you awake.