“Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.”

No one ever laid out the sequence of events that led to my mother being prosecuted and imprisoned for alleged welfare fraud.

If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.

The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again.

There was a language specific to all things. The ability to learn another language in one arena, whether it was music, medicine, or finance, could be used to accelerate learning and other arenas, too.

You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.

This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.

I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn’t sing and I couldn’t play ball, so I said to my mother, ‘How am I going to make a million dollars?’ And she said to me, ‘Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.’

It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.

Then again, what seems like nothing in the eyes of the world, when properly valued and put to use, can be among the greatest riches.

The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.

Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don’t just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn’t have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.

If you want something, go get it. Period.

Claim ownership of your dreams.

Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.

I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.

Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.

Daughters are special! Appreciate them, admire them and respect them.

The older you get the more you appreciate being home doing absolutely nothing.

People who regularly appreciate you are so necessary.

I don’t think anyone can grow unless he’s loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.

There’s no way I could pay you back but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated

I’m just the car, you are the engine! Appreciate you Wonder Woman aka Queen.

It hurts when your efforts aren’t appreciated.

I appreciate all the ups and downs and all the lessons I’ve learned. We have had such a legendary run but somehow it’s still just the start.