People would rather be shown how valuable you are, not told.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true.

More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.

Don’t look for society to give you permission to be yourself.

If things go wrong, don't go with them.

The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.

Only religion can prevent democratic rule from developing into mob rule. A nation can prosper only as its citizens are religious, intelligent, capable of service and eager to render it.

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.

Day after day you find a way to make this grown man cry.

I love, therefore I am.

Love is what we were borne with. Fear is what we learned here.

From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'

Here in Canada, in the Western world, we are inside the walls. Outside the walls are the barbarians.

I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river.

I notice when I'm at a party where I don't know anybody - even if I have nothing in common with somebody - we can still talk because we were raised by the same TV and cartoons and movies.

I'm mindful in a free society that people can worship if they want to or not. You're equally an American if you choose to worship an almighty and if you choose not to.

To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting.

We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. Or hear. Or sense.