I speak to the black experience but I am always talking about the human condition - about what we can endure, dream, fail at, and still survive.

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always one more time.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always one more time.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

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    Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves.

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    The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

    The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past, so that we can live our dreams.

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