The difference with Cleveland is that the racial tension was not a casual taste of it. It was outlandish.

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.

Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor.

You keep knocking on the devil's door long enough and sooner or later someone's gonna answer you.

My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it's involving me

I want to be the condensation on the glass. I want to be that phenomenon that takes place between hot and cold.

There's also a part of me that's self-destructive, and another part that's a hero who's going to stand up for a principle.

I like women who look like me. Generally, you're attracted to women who look like you, because the most beautiful thing in nature is your own reflection.

My future's about trying to be a better man

There's nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade. Some things have to be exposed.

If evolution works, why are monkeys still around?

Let your ambitions fly. Let nothing hold you back.

Never run more than 3 hours straight in training, whether your marathon best is 2:42 or 4:24.

Day to day, I always wear eyeliner on my top lid and mascara. I like to do my own makeup, it depends on the event.

God made not pleasures for the rich alone.

A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to everybody else.

I did not know at the time, but what I did at that swimming pool [on the east side of Wilmington] paved the way for Barack Obama.

Sometimes you have to say, "No. This is my space." If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.

I think we have to realize that God sometimes gives us more time to pray, and when he does this, we can pray that he will bless those who have opportunities to speak to others.

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.

If the world is to change for the better it must start with a change in human consciousness, in the very humanness of modern man.