“I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.”

“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.”

“Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.”

“Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.”

“Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.”

“Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.”

“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.”

“Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion.”

“When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.”