If you want to find what God put you here to do, ask yourself three questions. First question: What comes easy to you but harder to other people? The second question is: What would you do for years and never have to get paid for it? Third, ask yourself: How can you be of service?

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

Sometimes you're pushing and what you want to do is not coming with ease; doors are not opening. A lot of times we're pushing against resistance. If one looks closely, there is often a message in that resistance: "Wait a minute, maybe it's not what you're supposed to be doing."

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.

Keep putting out good. It will come back to you tenfold in unexpected ways.

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