Being an impatient person, I wanted to do what my grandmother said: "Do as much as you can as fast as you can; be as productive as possible." But you must be patient. So I have struggled to balance patience with being an impatient person, and trying to find a happy medium.

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I firmly believe that the two most important times in a person's life are when they are born and when they find out why they were born.

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We have to learn to face our fears and push ourselves. If you're living on earth and you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room. When you push past the fear and realize that what you feared was not a big deal, you gain more confidence.

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Money lets you enjoy the finer things of life, but it doesn't change who you are. It magnifies and brings into fruition the things that you want to hide most. It is a mask for insecurities as well.

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I'm a strong supporter of comfort breeds complacency. Growing up poor I wasn't comfortable, and my mom had to work so hard and I woke up one day and decided I was not going to come home until I could help her pay the bills.

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Money has not changed me. When I look at money, each dollar represents an option of something I could not do yesterday.

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Always define your area of excellence. Establish the area where you will be the best.

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Money doesn't change who you are; it magnifies who you really are.

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Inside every seed is the potential for an incredible harvest.

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It is not possible to erase racism just because African-Americans have reached a level of financial success and crossover appeal.

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