Every death is like the burning of a library.

Most of the things that are asked of me as a representative black person, would suggest never are we equal Americans.

If you need to know history, the real story of those before you, then you should go to the library and read newspaper clippings of someone like Muhammad Ali every day, then it might giver you some understanding of the man.

The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle.

Tying the little folks with the older folks is a great and powerful tool to preserve and to protect the family and the individual.

I wasn't going to be one of those people who died wondering what if? I would keep putting my dreams to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

I think one of the most fascinating things you can do after you learn about your own people is to study something about the history and culture of other people.