We have to find areas in our lives that we feel most uncomfortable about and want to change. I decided to push myself because it allowed me to give back. I have a scholarship program. When I found out the average age of a homeless person is 9½ years old, I said there must be something that I can do. Now, I am the spokesman for the National Coalition for the Homeless.

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.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

Inside every seed is the potential for an incredible harvest.

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.

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.