Never be satisfied with the world's standard of Christianity!
I haven't always been the person I am today. I came into loving myself more than anything or anyone else.
I get a special joy in knowing people feel comfortable if they see me in Wal-Mart or in a no-frills section trying to get something on a discount.
I'm expected to do what's right; I want to leave a legacy of positivity behind.
As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box.
When I was younger I was taught that a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.
Many artists give up after a while.
It actually took me 20 years to want to write about my youth. I was definitely always a little intimidated about writing about that part of my life.
If you can bow in front of the justice at the height of your power, it means that you are really a just person!
The best kind of travel – the kind I wanted to experience – involves a particular state of mind, in which one is not merely open to the occurrence of the unexpected, but to deep involvement in the unexpected, indeed, open to the possibility of having one’s life changed forever by a chance encounter.
It's better to be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother.