Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don't get into the the clique scenario.

Teenagers too often have to deal with loss and death. You had to cope with the untimely death of your brother; how can young people deal with such tragedies?

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.

I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to.

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children.

The money was good while it lasted. The best part was clearly that it changed my view of what's possible, as far as thinking how you can have an impact on a national level.

People who dream of something bigger and better are good role models.

To love someone enough to let them go, you had to let them go forever or you did not love them that much.

LIFE - Death's Very Emissary

She didn't tell him white folks couldn't love the same as coloreds. She couldn't love the same neither though, cuz more than half of her was white.

I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.

It's easy to focus on the differences, harder to find the similarities in people.

We have art so that we shall not die of reality.

The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind.

You don't throw rocks at a man with a machine gun!

Fear is created which can lead to racism. However, we can overcome that fear through trust.

Biology will tell you a lot of things, but there are many that it can not explain and you need to look at physics instead.