I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.

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.

Because we were not in our country, we could not use our own languages, and so when we spoke our voices came out bruised.

We are members of the Church of Christ

One of the rules of caution is not to be too cautious.

Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us.

A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?

Often the true hero and heroines of my books are the houses, the places, the communities where people find a home.

Well, any good comeback needs some true believers.

In the interest of not pissing you off anymore tonight, let's not select that particular playlist.

The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.

If you can eat sawdust without butter, you can be a success in the law.