I drew a lot of inspiration from the Ginuwines, the Ushers, the Michael Jacksons, the James Browns, Sam Cooke.

You can't be old and wise, if you were never young and crazy.

Bad things are always going to happen in life; People will eventually hurt you, but you can't use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.

You start to live when a moment feels like a lifetime

So please don't judge me and I won't judge you 'cause it could get ugly before it gets beautiful.

Jesus didn't die on the cross to BLESS our life, He did it to CHANGE our life.

You are my greatest gift and I seal it with a kiss.

To be the best you have to beat the best

Follow your dreams. Just make sure to have fun too.

Haters keep on hating, cause somebody's gotta do it.

My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.

You want to start over?" he murmured against her ear. His hot breath sent shivers to her toes.

The moment you meet your SoulMate is the ultimate synchronicity. Lucky is the person who recognizes in that very moment the intersection of the perfect time, perfect place and perfect person.

Standing up for oneself is not always easy but it is often the only way to walk our true life path. The beaten path only gets you where most people go. Be original and explore new roads.

Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.

The captain doesn't think about death, or life, he thinks about saving his ship.

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

When I go to clubs, I dont have to wait outside.

The more you try to be like someone else, the more you find yourself standing in the way.

Anytime a person can play the blues, he has a soul and he has a 'lift' to play anything else he wants to play. It's sort of like the foundation to a building.

There is no way into Presence except through a love exchange.