You can't just place your faith and your hope in one system, because when that system fails you, what do you do?

There is only one way to come out of that dark place, and that is through the power of prayer.

When you are telling your story, hold your own ink pen. Don't let anybody else tell your story.

It is a right to have a firearm to protect yourself. But it is not your right to be irresponsible. At the end of the day, it is not the gun that kills you, it is the irresponsible person that does.

America will never move forward if you decide to leave a nation of people behind.

Sometimes you just have to be by yourself, you need a little space and time.

As an African-American parent, we have to really, really worry about our children and how our children are perceived in America.

I think it's important for people to just stay encouraged, and stay uplifted.

There are many ways to be beautiful. Fighting, swearing, and ignoring tradition could make a women irresistible.

For what religion has never had sects? Rest assured, Extremism is always the derrière.

The boat from India was a crowded place

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!

He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

And if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much more immediate response to TV. You can address the political or cultural fabric of your country.

There are three things to leave behind; your photographs, your library, and your personal journals. These things are certainly going to be more valuable to future generations than your furniture!

The fear of becoming old is born of the recognition that one is not living now the life that one wishes.