To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy ... is to set our own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.

He alone fails who gives up and lies down.

Music is the song of eternal love which touches the soul and fills us with joy.

We are only different because there exists something to be different from, and it is this difference that bonds us.

I love to bring a bowl or basket filled with clementines that can be used as an easy centerpiece and enjoyed after the party.

My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop.

What we consider typical of the male is a question I ask myself quite often - its relevant to my life as an actor and as a man.

The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, buy unoffered prayer.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

Friends are an intersection. A route back to the world.

I would like to remain an actress, but am very anxious to direct and produce.

Although I am ready to defend what I have said, many people expect me to defend what others have attributed to me.