“I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasnt going to change unless I made it change.”

“People say having kids is life changing, well that doesn't necessarily mean a good thing, does it? I could take one of my legs off. That would change my life.”

“Nothing has changed since I began.
My eye has permitted no change.
I am going to keep things like this.”

“I was afraid I was going to die and then I was afraid I wasnt.”

“Listening to that performance changed my life. It changed the course of my musical career. I could listen to my heart's voice clearly because the music had helped me understand my mind's deepest desires. Today, I am happy and feel blessed that I followed the path dictated by my heart.”

“… I feel as though I made a face and the wind changed, and now I have to go through life grimacing in this horrible way.”

“Helloooo? I just made some changes in my life, and if I don't get back to you as soon as possible, then guess what? You were one of those changes.”

“I always said if I lived to get grown and had a chance, I was going to try to get something for my mother and I was going to do something for the black man of the South if it would cost my life; I was determined to see that things were changed.”

“if the world changed, i could not exist, and if i changed, the world could not exist”

“I won't change and my perspective won't change. I want to continue my life the way I live it, and I'm not going to let anything stop me from doing that. It isn't all about acting. There's a lot more to life than Hollywood.”