People just see the shine. They don't see the grind, the bags under my eyes. It was a lot of grinding, setbacks... I ain't finna let nothing stop me. Wherever I stop at, I already know who I am.

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.

That's why I want to change Mississippi. You don't run away from problems - you just face them.

When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.

I began to think about those that were in my situation that were not able to walk out of an abusive marriage, or maybe those that did not know where to go, that were in a single headed marriage, or widows. I was thinking what it was I could do to reach out to them.

I have learned that I am terrified of everything, but I can get the job done.

Tough tims never last but tough people do..

God grant me the serenity to accept the things i can't change,the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to make difference between them.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure...it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

I've learned that everything happens for a reason," the yogi Krishnan told him. "Every event has a why and all adversity teaches us a lesson... Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is.

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it

Never let the things you can't do, stop you from doing what you can.