My mother told me that niceness and kindness goes a long way.

To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.

Now I wear my cancer like I wear my blackness I'm proud!

I'm a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.

I feel good with who I am and what I made of myself.

When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special.

I'm a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.

I would like to talk about my Mama, for a bit.

I'm a Christian - I really don't believe in UFOs.

Table the label and wear your own name.

When I look back on my work, I'm proud of what I've done.

I'm tender when I need to be. I'm tough when I should to be.

Anger: use it, but don't lose it!

Love is a verb and verbs show action

It takes a smart guy to play dumb.

When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention.

Any man who doesn't love his mama can't be a friend of mine.

You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.

As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.