This is like one thing that I've tried to do, and I think successfully, that when you realize that nothing really belongs to you, you begin to appreciate having an understanding of just where your head is at, and you feel so much better.

Mama is the greatest teacher, teacher of love, fearlessness and compassion.

The truth is that we have to, as American citizens, stop thinking that this life that we're living, the things that we're dealing with, is some reality TV show. This is real life, real children, real situations.

You know, I always when people ask me, like, what is my most favorite song, I quote Duke Ellington, when they would ask him, what's his favorite composition? And I say, I haven't written it yet. Because, you know, there are different songs for different occasions.

We have a marriage of people of various cultures coming together. It's not a joke. It's real.

I'm glad I'm blind and can't see it.

I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused.