I have not had tragic incidences in my life that have rocked my personal being. The thing that really has been my biggest enemy in this world has been pressure. And people. People who I love. People who look at me differently. The pressure is tough, man. I'm not gonna lie. It's the hardest part. Easily.

I loved her music and the fact that she was a classically trained pianist and that her voice was so unique, but what made Nina Simone my hero is that I had never seen anyone in the public eye who looked anything like me at all, ever.

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

Only the holy spirit, the spirit of the lord, can transform us.

When they say 'action' I transform into a reserved person and as soon as they say 'cut' I am Sanjeeda.

When you find your definitions in God, you find the very purpose for which you were created. Put your hand into God's hand, know His absolutes, demonstrate His love, present His truth, and the message of redemption and transformation will take hold.

The great solution to all human problems is individual inner transformation.

Without transformation, you can assume you're at a high moral, spiritual level just because you call yourself Lutheran or Methodist or Catholic. I think my great disappointment as a priest has been to see how little actual spiritual curiosity there is in so many people.

Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.

We let ourselves be molded and transformed by Christ and continually pass from the side of one who destroys to that of the one who saves.

I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.

At first when I first went to the Chiefs, there was a huge transition from what we had done in New England to a team that was rebuilding.