I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

He who has no homeland is like a nightingale without a green forest.

幸福不在于自爱。

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

我不是最完美的人，但我是最真实的人。

【释义】如果一个人不能做到孝敬父母，他也无法树立忠诚的品质。

我的生命本来就是预备向你的仇敌抛掷的。