Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

What I've learned in life is that you can't always win, especially in sport, but you can be a true champion for everything you did to get there.

I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.

In the village where I grew up, a lot of girls didn't have a choice of whether to go to middle school. They would get engaged or married and spend their entire life in that village.

As the sun sets, we've all had those nights where you question your choices and where your life is going.