You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.
I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.
I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.
My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.
When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.
I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy.
I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.
I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good.
In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.
If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.
The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then.
When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going.
My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.
