You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left!

I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a talk-show host, actor, comic, and on and on, but this gig was going to be my defining moment.

If God wanted us high, He would have given us wings.

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage.

Most people think they KNOW the answer. I am willing to ADMIT I don't even know the question.

My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.

I don't know what my life needs but I know I need some balance.

My father was a no-nonsense, dedicated, and focused minister, and there was usually a sermon he needed to prepare for or a Scripture he needed to study, and that always came first.

You never get rid of something that has a positive foundation.

I love being in a relationship, but marriage isn't for me.

Communication is not a one-way street.

Men are April when they woo December when they wed.

If we do not learn from history, we shall be compelled to relive it. True. But if we do not change the future, we shall be compelled to endure it. And that could be worse.

You know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin' down

It was spine tingling, actually, when you saw how people kept saying, "Release Nelson Mandela," and meaning really, "Release all of our political prisoners."

Nonfiction ties your hands a bit, and just like writing poetry in rhyme, it can force you to make more brutal decisions in terms of word choice, plot, etc.

You canna expect to be baith grand and comfortable.

For a long time, I worked in film and theater, but reading started when I was much younger. I was always a reader.

The shortness of life cannot dissuade us from its pleasures, nor console us for its pains.

Love one another strenuously because it's hard.