How do we perceive what’s important in life, from what we once thought to what we think now, how does it change?

It is not the presence of despair that ails you, but the absence of hope.

Where there is darkness, there once was light.

I find peace where the sun kissed leaves dance in the melody of the cool breeze that floats through the air.

Whatever may happen, the memories of then will always remain, ever so sweetly with me, nothing to tarnish it. Not even the ugliness of reality.

It doesn’t take long for your fortunes to turn. One second you’re fluttery as a bird, the next you’re on the ground with your wings clipped.

Don’t waste your time dying over the past, spend it living in the present.

You could climb to the top of the world and jump into the deepest of ravines, but if you don’t have someone to share it with you’ll always be looking back.

Every time my stupor turns into vibrancy, standing around is not an option.

If you list down whatever you didn’t get to do, then whatever you did won’t feel like it mattered.

Still we remain, still we fight. Still we strive, still we survive.

Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge.

Willingness to be puzzled is a valuable trait to cultivate, from childhood to advanced inquiry.

Philanthropists should find innovations that release the energies of people. Individuals don't want to be taken care of --they need to be given a chance to fulfill their own potential. (142)

Racism does not need to be fixed

With a pencil and paper, I could revise the world.

When a person does something, it has the man or woman look about it. It drips with humanity. You can follow the logic of it and see the meaning behind it.

Well I've always wanted to sing at something called The Houston Rodeo in my hometown, so hopefully I'll get to do that one day.

Respecting and honoring the pigness of the pig is a foundation for societal health.

My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.

...But listen, there will be more joy in heaven over the tears of a repentant sinner than over the white robes of a hundred just men.