Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

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Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you...

Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you...

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...

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...

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....

Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.

Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.

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...

Always try to be yourself.

Always try to be yourself.

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...

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if...

I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if...

But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.

But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.

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...

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

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

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

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.

Jesus and Muhammad didn't reveal themselves to prove what they could do. They revealed themselves...

Jesus and Muhammad didn't reveal themselves to prove what they could do. They revealed themselves...

Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those...

Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those...

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...

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...

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...