I'm a strong supporter of comfort breeds complacency. Growing up poor I wasn't comfortable, and my mom had to work so hard and I woke up one day and decided I was not going to come home until I could help her pay the bills.

Money has not changed me. When I look at money, each dollar represents an option of something I could not do yesterday.

If you make too many things too public, then you end up living your life before the court of public opinion.

I believe that my personal mission in life is to grow and contribute, so I am learning and growing every day.

It is not possible to erase racism just because African-Americans have reached a level of financial success and crossover appeal.

I firmly believe that the two most important times in a person's life are when they are born and when they find out why they were born.

Being an impatient person, I wanted to do what my grandmother said: "Do as much as you can as fast as you can; be as productive as possible." But you must be patient. So I have struggled to balance patience with being an impatient person, and trying to find a happy medium.