The more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself and the farther you can go.

Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.

Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist.

Business can change you, and chew you up, and spit you out, and be rid of you, and on to the next thing. That's why it's so important to know who you are and stand up for something.

I've seen so many lives turn around from the impossible. I have come to embrace the idea that even the simplest act of understanding, love and attention can produce the biggest results.

Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.

Early on in my career, I was more closed off in every way. I thought I was protecting myself; instead, I was robbing myself of all I could learn and experience.