You cant get much whiter than me.

Everyday above ground is a great day, remember that.

I don't understand the word 'lose', I only understand the word 'learn'

There's no success without failure and no winning without losing.

If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.

Life is to live it, not to let it live you.

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.

Don't be afraid to lose. Listen. And always invest in yourself.

Patience, passion and perseverance equals success.

Now look at the crowd. We’ve got everybody here tonight: Black, white, Asian, Latinos—and guess what? President Obama says we can all stay! God Bless America!

I'm sharp... What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.

The Bible teaches that we are to be patient in suffering. Tears become telescopes to heaven, bringing eternity a little closer.

Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be.

There are very complex shapes which would be the same from close by and far away.

When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck.

My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right.

Nothing was happening, really, but the moment was thick with mattering

For today, all you need is the grace to begin beginning.

Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.

Never ask, "What reason do I have to be happy?" Instead ask, "To what purpose can I attach my happiness?

The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.