Women eat while they are talking; men talk while they are eating.

We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.

Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.

The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.

The idealist walks on tiptoe, the materialist on his heels.

The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day.

In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.

The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.

We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.

Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.

Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.

There is a difference between how you live your life, and what you do with your life.

Writing a main character is very important to me. Because each time I create one, it feels like another piece of me in a different world.

The most pressing problem facing America can't be solved in Washington DC. True hope and change can't be found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It can only be found at the foot of the cross on Calvary.

And we all end up where we started

Don't say God is silent when your Bible is closed. Open it and read it. God will speak.

I don’t think success is a place or a definition, I think it’s a direction.

All rappers are princesses like me.

The cold passion for truth hunts in no pack.

After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.

You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.