the greatest Americanshave not been born yetthey are waiting patientlyfor the past to die

Hip-hop is still cool at a party. But to me, hip-hop has never been strictly a party; it is also there to elevate consciousness.

I think that the heart is a lot like those wonderful fruit, like coconut and mangoes, you know, you have to break the skin, you have to break it open to get to the good part.

she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away

If we're gonna progress as a people we are going to realise that, as one of my favourite poets says, the other is a lie. There are no other people. Race is a social construct.

Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions... and then there are times to let go of your possessions and wander.

I surrendered my beliefs and found myself at the tree of life injecting my story into the veins of leaves only to find that stories like forests are subject to seasons

There is nothing more negligent than attempting to address a problem one finds on a branch than by censoring the leaves.

I think that good writing is based on good reading. Maybe it's not about writing today, maybe it's about reading today. Maybe it's about finding the sort of book you would never read.

I dance for no reason, for reasons you can't dance, Call me an activist of intellectualized circumstance You can't learn my steps until you unlearn your thoughts Spirit, soul, can't be store-bought.

My love is my soul's imagination. How do I love you? Imagine.

It's just as important to be around people that influence stable mental health as it is working towards it.

Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?

Because it is a thousand pities never to say what one feels, he thought...

The problems you have are there for me to help you solve, not to have with you.

That's what a DJ is at the end of the day - someone who leads where the music goes. The only thing that's changed is that in America, people have woken up in the last few years and realized it.

If I think that someone else is causing my problem, I'm insane.

I do think Hillary Clinton should have pivoted and say, I am change, I am change, because people do want some change.

For a woman to be considered a celebrated beauty is not exactly a bad thing. I think we have to say that in all reality.

To know yourself is the first and most important step in pursuing your dreams and goals.

There is in every village a torch - the teacher; and an extinguisher - the priest.