I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.

I always keep my head down, working, doing things, moving forward. That's what I've done all my life. Then you stop and realize what you've done.

I don't sit back and count up what I've done. There's just always something else to do. There's always a challenge ahead.

I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal.

Know the business, learn the business, own something.

Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you can.

Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs... begins.

Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused.

When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.

Far be it from me to keep a woman from her book. That could become dangerous.

My will to live completely overcame my desire to win

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions.

Grab your pig's feet, bread, and gin, there's plenty in the kitchen. I wonder what the poor people are eating tonight?

Don't fix what's not broken.

When you're immersed in something, you can't look away from it.

You have to first be a writer and somebody who loves to write. If I couldn't travel, I would still write.

In an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody.

I try to just pay attention to what I'm feeling. If something is scary to me, then that's sometimes a good sign - although, sometimes it's not.