“A man sitting monkey-like on the rooftop of his brain is due the applause such feats earn him.”

Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence

First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.

Mainstream medias representation, or its guerrilla decontextualization, of black mens lives in particular can set the stage for erroneous assumptions capable of damaging an individual or a nation.

What hell condemned, let heaven now heal.

Human beings, in a sense, may be thought of as multidimensional creatures composed of such poetic considerations as the individual need for self-realization, subdued passions for overwhelming beauty,

That we all encounter during some unavoidable point of our existence into a sustainable life-affirming poetics of passionate creativity, empowered spiritual vision, and inspired commitment.

Terrorism, and political chaos that have characterized the beginning of the 21st Century.

Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.

Erotic love, traditionally, has been described as shared sexual attraction.

Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.

The best of humanity’s recorded history is a creative balance between horrors endured and victories achieved, and so it was during the Harlem Renaissance.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one’s being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

The fact that an African American sits in the White House at the helm of government in the United States of America on this 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s

Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within the mirror, the author can see fragments of an objective reality that comprise the physical universe, social communities, political dynamics,

Nation-building is never a ‘done deal’ confined to history already established.

In the days when hyenas of hate suckle the babes of men, and jackals of hypocrisy pimp their mothers’ broken hearts, may children not look to demons of ignorance for hope.

A solid and substantial greatness of soul looks down with neglect on the censures and applauses of the multitude.

My advice wouldn’t be good to anybody. I don’t see it really being greeted with thunderous applause.

From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.

Pause so the fans can applause.

And a round of applause for everyone who lost me.

I would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, ‘Do not seek approval from the audience.’ People don’t realize that. You can’t do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.

You must be prepared to work always without applause.

You must be prepared to work always without applause.