In the hip-hop community, it's about how real are you, or how strong can you be, and really my music just reflects me. If you can accept me, then you can accept my music

I am a hopeless romantic and so is my wife.

Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think.

To be compared to Will Smith is probably one of the coolest things because that's who I came up admiring.

Just speak yourself into existence. Whatever you want, speak it. You can see it.

Don't worry about my life, worry about why you're worried about my life!

The people who truly love me and loved me before all of this stuff. You can't ever leave them behind.

Trying to save a hater is like trying to teach astrophysics to a wino!

We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn't allowed to watch television. I wasn't allowed to listen to the radio.

So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at a young age because I was intrigued.

Having children obviously changes your priorities, but when you start to see life through these innocent eyes and seeing everything for the first time, you appreciate the small things.

Child give me your hand so that I may walk in the light of your faith in me.

We must be kind and gentle gardeners with people and nature.

Man is not the creature of circumstances Circumstances are the creatures of men.

Everybody's a bit screwed up, you know. You can take it as symptoms of a disorder, or you can take it as personality. Me, I'd rather think it as parts of personality.

I still get recognized. It's flattering, but it can be uncomfortable. Maybe because it only seems to happen when I'm looking and feeling crappy.

My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature to want to solve puzzles.

Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.

Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.

Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college.

A Leader must possess credibility, imagination, enthusiasm, vision, foresight, a sense of timing, a passion for excellence and be willing to share.