Cities with a black middle class provide the narrow minded an opportunity to realize that cultural differences are largely economic.

If I do marry, I'll expect a pretty serious dowry. I'm talking goats, pigs, chickens, the works.

Life is what you make of it, unless you have tourette's, in which case much becomes involuntary.

If space suits looked less like marshmallows, I'd be more interested in going to the moon.

Cupcakes are the tattooed brunette chick of the baked goods world.

Love is a crocodile just above the water line waiting to attack the innocent herbivore of my freedom.

Met someone who works at the zoo. Apparently the panda is a nasty animal.

Happiness is a carnival game. It's never as easy as it looks, but the dumb ones always seem to be walking around with a big stuffed animal.

It's a wonder you don't see the zebra being trotted out as a metaphor for racial harmony more often.

Every time I see a happy couple I want to give them a polygraph.

Insecurity is like herpes. It's not going anywhere. May as well learn to laugh at it.

When you travel, there really are no mistakes--just learning opportunities.

I like those crisis moments - if you're on top of it and don't get pulled under by panic and fear, it's a very bonding thing.

In its attempt to crush the Black Panthers, the FBI engineered frequent arrests on the flimsiest of pretexts.

People seem to think fighters are lovely people when they meet us. It's 'cause we don't have to prove anything.

Enlightenment is to be outside the circle, the circle of death and rebirth. There is a circle inside you. If you meditate and focus on your third eye, you will see a circle of light.

Damn, I can't wait until it get dark, So I can light these fireworks up at the park, And celebrate my independence, It's the 4th of July, but I ain't got 10 cents.

Kids pick up and absorb a lot more than you think they do. I try to do what I think is right, and I try to lead by example.

I have never understood that. I come from a place where the press makes or breaks an actor and it is more of a teamwork relationship.

I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women.

I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.