Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music.

Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.

We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.

You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.

Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.

In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.

Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.

What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.

People need to spread love towards strangers. We all bleed the same blood and we are all part of a global community now.

So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost

America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.

The difference between going where you are needed and going where you are called is purely based upon diligent prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ then we pray correctly.

You have to do what you love to do not get stuck in that comfort zone of a regular job. Life is not a dress rehearsal. This is it.

I won an amateur night, October 8th, 1985. I went to work the next day and quit my job.

The rain is a necessary prelude to beautiful weather. So even if your heart is in downpour right now it only means it will become exceptionally beautiful in time.

I think we should put the same weight now on the co-factors as we have on HIV.

Too soon, the sun will rise.

Thou fool! Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom; that idle crag thou sittest on is six thousand years of age.

I enjoy reality TV shows. Watching them, and appearing in them. There's a spontaniety involved in the unscripted shows that I like to be involved with.