"Remember to practice a little every day -- that's crucial."

“To say that... behaviors have different 'meanings' is only another way of saying that they are controlled by different variables.”

“But regardless of our circumstances, they do not define us - not unless we give in and let them. Circumstances never determine who we are; they reveal who we are.”

“Hollywood, of course, is the city of illusion.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“He who doesn't know anger doesn't know anything. He doesn't know the immediate.”

Source : Henri Michaux (1968). “Selected Writings: The Space Within”, p.79, New Directions Publishing

“Wealth is the sinews of success.”

Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius, Book IV, 48,

“You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that the grapes stay on the vine longer and develop complexity.”

“I admit that living in Nigeria sounds romantic, but Africa isn't America by a long shot. It's a different world and a different place in time...”

Source : "Being Black In America And Being African Aren't Mutually Exclusive". "All Things Considered" with Christabel Nsiah-Buadi, www.npr.org. February 11, 2017.

“In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town.”