Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

I love my career. It is a career. A difficult one that takes many hours and total dedication to my craft. It is also what I was born to do--tell stories and entertain.

A pipe in the mouth makes it clear that there has been no mistake-you are undoubtedly a man.

When a watch goes ill, it is not enough to move the hands; you must set the regulator. When a man does ill, it is not enough to alter his handiwork, you must regulate his heart.

Love or not, I wouldn't subject a wife to the road. It's punishment.

Techniques vary, art stays the same; it is a transposition of nature at once forceful and sensitive.

On the beach, you can live in bliss.

A small step in a good direction.

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.

What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right.

Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy out there that that is what will come back.