Why don't we scale up those things that do work.

The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category.

The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.

Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.

The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.

Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.

I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.

Write about the dream you see during consciousness.

Humiliation and mental oppression by ignorant and selfish teachers wreak havoc in the youthful mind that can never be undone and often exert a baleful influence in later life.

A bunch of individuals do the same thing because they learned from watching each other or somebody else. That's what we would call culture.

I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

In real life, I always look at people and how they walk, or how they carry themselves. I think about the body a lot, in performance.

The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, its liberty, happiness, and progress.

I want to be a working actor; I want to do jobs that excite me and challenge me, and I want to something fun.

A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.

If your business isn't the best quality, it will not succeed.