When you're talking to a person, it only matters what they are perceiving. You only need them to perceive you as a loving husband. You don't necessarily need to be one. That's always a good road, if you actually are one. But what people are perceiving will dictate what their life is, and ultimately what your interaction is.

The first eight years of schooling was with all white people. So that helped me to understand how white people think. I think that transition is what helped me bridge the gap, because that's what my success has really been about: bridging the gap between the black community and the white community.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't driving around on a bus and having a campfire kind of adding to the environment problem?

Probably means there's a good chance. Possibly means we might or we might not.

My God, my higher power. It's mine and mine alone. I create my connection and I decide how my connection is going to be.

Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit.

Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity. Why would you be realistic? What's the point of being realistic? I'm going to do it. It's done. It's already done. The second I decide it's done, it's already done.