I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

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Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.

Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.

Why is it that hate comes out so easily, yet...love? It gets trapped inside.

Why is it that hate comes out so easily, yet...love? It gets trapped inside.

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is...

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is...

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the...

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the...

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and...

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and...

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the...

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the...

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your...

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your...

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

He is the half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such...

He is the half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such...

Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known...

Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...