The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.

Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.

It's better to make a difference than to make a point.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

We were of thirteen minds, like a tree, in which there is one Red-tail and eleven squirrel parts.

If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but the Negro, so far as he is able, should develop and carry out a program of his own.

the title of Queen rang sweet to my ears, child though I was. ... This idea of a crown began running in my head then like a tune, and has been running a lot in it ever since.

Ultimately, it's how you approach things in life that puts a smile on your face.

Consciousness is not personal. Human consciousness is just an expression of universal consciousness, which pervades the entire universe.

I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.

I would love to do Broadway again.

Fiction is a branch of neurology

I really try towork with an artist who is trying to create a long legacy of quality rather than trying to jump aboard a trend.

Life, struggle, even amidst pain and blood and poverty, seemed beautiful.