The report card just told me, my teacher, my parents where my mind was at maybe 3 weeks before when they gave me a test. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY POTENTIAL.

No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.

If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand.

Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see. You choose.

Your outside world is a reflection of your inside world. What goes on in the inside, shows on the outside.

Richness is not about what you have. It is about who you are.

Your real purpose in life is to develop yourself. To successfully do this you must always be working toward a goal.

Being a winner is never an accident; winning comes about by design, determination and positive action.

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

By thinking about your goals every morning, many times during the day, and every night, you begin moving toward it, and bringing it toward you.

The only competition you will ever face is with your own ignorance.

Rejection isn't a sign of failure. Rejection is a reminder that there's always room for improvement.

Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

Where I live you're not supposed to shoot a firearm within a quarter mile of a dwelling.

More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.

Can I, just one time, play the good guy?

Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We can never rely on inspiration. When we most want it, it does not come.

Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality

I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering.