Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at dealing with opportunities.
As black folks we're always sensitive. As a black person it's always racial.
In black comedic culture, there's always been a thing about "Man, I ain't gotta wear a dress to be funny!" But I've done it.
I don't know if I'm built for marriage.
I really wanted to just be a musician. I didn't want to be anything else, but I was funny and all that.
I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for Ray, I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.
It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in. '
The fact that the regions of nature actually covered by known laws are few and fragmentary is concealed by the natural tendency to crowd our experience into those particular regions and to leave the others to themselves. We seek out those parts that are known and familiar and avoid those that are unknown and unfamiliar. This is simply what is called 'Applied Science. '
When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.
The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.
I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ].