You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow.

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

I can only live in my truth.

To be silent is to be passive.

As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.

The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

Everything happens when it's supposed to.

There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted to make sure that her integrity was preserved.

...and gentle happy and peaceful, tasting the mean goodness of their living like the last of their suppers in their mouths.

The worst outcome of not trying is never getting to fail.

You should know it yourself- a young man is still a boy, and a boy sometimes has the right to be stubborn.

To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true.

If you have something critical to sat to a player, preface it by saying something positive. That way when you get to the criticism, at least you know he'll be listening.

Don’t damage computer systems you break into (including crashing them); don’t change the information in those systems (except for altering logs to cover your tracks); and share information.

The most difficult step in the study of language is the first step.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

What I absorbed from autobiographies was not how to be great so much as the littleness of the great.