I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.

Don't be afraid to be different.

If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.

Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth.

Heal the World, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race, there are people dying, if you care enough for the living, make a better place for you and for me.

No one should judge what I've done with my life, not unless they've been in my shoes every horrible day and every sleepless night.

The deeper I go into myself, the stronger I become, because I realize that my real self is much bigger than any fear.

I don't care if the whole world is against you or teasing you or saying you are not gonna make it. Believe in yourself, no matter what.

Magic is easy if you put your heart into it.

Music is the soundtrack to life. It plays the melody of our being.

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear.

To Savor The Scene, A Book, or A Friend.

It has been aptly said that all Egypt is but the facade of an immense sepulcher.

Love was not specified in the design of your brain; it is merely an endearing algorithm that freeloads on the leftover processing cycles.

The best use of history is as an inoculation against radical expectations, and hence against embittering disappointments.

A movie that gets a PG-13 rating can show someone running down a street killing 27 people. And there are no repercussions.

Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

In the '80's my gut feeling was that airlines were crap. I hated spending time on planes. I thought we could create the kind of airline I'd like. So we got a secondhand 747 and gave it a go.

I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.