You see the transformation that the arts have on young people. It changes their lives for the better. That's where my engagement is.

I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.

I have a deep, deep love for sneakers.

Learn to embrace your own unique beauty, celebrate your unique gifts with confidence. Your imperfections are actually a gift.

Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.

I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.

You and you alone are the only person that can live the life that writes the story that you were meant to tell. And the world needs your story because the world needs your voice.

I'm not interested in living in a world where my race is not a part of who I am. I am interested in living in a world where our races, no matter what they are, don't define our trajectory in life.

You can never control how people respond to your work. You can only control your own work ethic.

As long as anyone anywhere is being made to feel less human, our very definition of humanity is at stake, and we are all vulnerable.

To meet somebody who's able to harness the level of courage it takes to walk away and to choose your own life and your own health, the well-being of your family, is really inspiring.

The endless list of do’s and don’ts handed down while growing up, gradually and unconsciously distance us from the inner child.

Whatsoever things are true...think on these things.

If we could think about somebody else other than ourselves for a few minutes a day, this world would be so much better off.

The bereaved need more than just the space to grieve the loss. They also need the space to grieve the transition.

You smile and draw me near and whisper, "Do as dreamers do."I lean to you and whisper in your ear, "I cannot dream tonight my Dear. For it is you.

Trust God that you are where you are meant to be.

We live in an age that's repeating itself endlessly. We're getting closer again to the techno-chic world we saw in Atlantis that occurs in countless planes. It's indigenous to enlightenment.

Vague and nebulous is the beginning of all things, but not their end.

A voyage without companionship, that is to say without conversation, is one of the saddest pleasures of life.

Good mathematicians see analogies. Great mathematicians see analogies between analogies.