Don't be different just for different's sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always.

Is listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be.

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.

In the harshest place on Earth, ... love finds a way.

All you have to do is believe, then you will see everything.

Did you just call me old? I really prefer the word 'experienced'.

Forgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear.

I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.

We humans are more concerned with having than with being.

If you're not living on the edge then you're taking up a little too much space.

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.

Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.

Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions.

Fatigue, discomfort, discouragement are merely symptoms of effort.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.

I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. You are not scared. You are an asshole.

As long as you feel like a victim, you are one.