Basic Principles: No Matter What, No Matter

There's No Easy Way Around It, No Matter How Talented You Are ... Your Talent Is Going To Fail You If You're Not Skilled. If You Don't Study, If You Don't Work Really Hard And Dedicate Yourself To Being Better Every Single Day, You 'll Never Be Able To Communicate With People Your Artistry The Way That You Want!

The First Eight Years Of Schooling Was With All White People. So That Helped Me To Understand How White People Think. I Think That Transition Is What Helped Me Bridge The Gap, Because That's What My Success Has Really Been About: Bridging The Gap Between The Black Community And The White Community.

You Can Cry, Ain't No Shame In It.

I Believe That My Connection, To My Higher Power, Is Separate From Everybody’s. I Don’t Believe That The Muslims Have All The Answers. I Don’t Believe The Christians Have All The Answer, Or The Jews Have All The Answers...

10 Ways To Love: Listen, Speak, Give, Pray, Answer, Share, Enjoy, Trust, Forgive, Promise.