I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if I took baby steps, eventually it would happen.

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I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids...

I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids...

In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is...

In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is...

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad...

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad...

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can...

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can...

Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them...

Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them...

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early....

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early....

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a...

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a...

I`ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help...

I`ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help...

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help...

I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help...

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands...

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands...

Always try to be yourself.

Always try to be yourself.

The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from...

The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from...

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's...

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's...

You've got to tell God thank you every day.

You've got to tell God thank you every day.

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and...

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and...

Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.

Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.

A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is...

A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is...

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of...

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of...