You know and we have about 60 to 70 percent black men in prison today and it's because of the negativity they have in their own hearts.

It's not what you have at the end of life, it's what you leave behind that matters.

You know, and younger people today, you know, they may not have Social Security. They may not have a pension. They may have 17 different jobs. And so they have to be - they have to, you know, establish somewhat of an ownership, you know, mentality.

I define myself by everything that I love, everything I can create, everything that I can imagine.

Having a vision for your life allows you to live out of hope, rather than out of your fears.

I've found that often, just when you think you've hit a wall, you experience a breakthrough that takes you to new heights in accomplishment

To get where we want to go in life, we have to keep at it. We have to create a vision, make choices based on what moves us most swiftly toward our goals, and go after them with determination and single-mindedness.