“Sometimes God must confine us in order to free us.”

“I'm saddened by the loss of Black Diamonds that we bury by the thousands every year never knowing the brilliance they possess. I call you my brotherand we embrace with such sincerity while our moth...”

“There are places and spaces you will never see or know, unless you move NOW!!”

“How do you achieve excellence? 1. Mindset 2. Discipline 3. Commitment 4. Consistency”

“I was sitting here staring at the trees in my parents yard and wondering - season after season the trees continue to grow no matter what the weather. I guess they are just grounded and rooted and d...”

“The dream is free - to live it requires HUSTLE.”

“It is time to have real conversations. Even in high crime areas everybody in that area is not committing crimes. Everybody on the police force is not corrupt. Just like everybody in the hospital i...”

“Everybody wants to cut off the limb to to deal with the problem. You cant just keep cutting off limbs and destroying fruit. We have to become committed enough to examine the root. The root of the p...”

“Law enforcement is hired to enforce the law. You call them in to deal with situations you cannot deal with or do not want to deal with. When they arrive let them do their job. You know who you cal...”

“You cannot give out one frequency, that of disrespect, and expect respect to flow toward you. Neither can you hold on to your biases, prejudices, and negative thinking toward something, and expect ...”

“You have had many successes, and you have earned the right to be respected.”

“Better to have the trust of the people than their respect. With trust, their respect could be earned later; without it, respect could never be deserved, and so to have it would be like poison.”