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" Change happens from the bottom up - all of us as individuals deciding that we will and we do have an impact. "

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" I say 'date potential.' The reason why is no matter who you date, anyway, five years from now, you're going to be different, and he's going to be different. The key is to really find somebody that you can grow with that you can change with, evolve with and that you can be partners with. "

" It's heartening when people hear for the first time that their vote really matters. "

" Fundamentally, we all want the same thing. We want to love. We want to be loved, and we want to matter. "

" Roles make the actor. "

" People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government. "

" Here's the deal: I believe - and I attempt to live my life this way - we all have more time than we think we do. We all waste so much time. "

" Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it. "

" If you have a debt issue or credit card issue, start dealing with it. If you have a tax issue, don't just say, 'I'm not going to file.' There are ways to deal with these things, but you must communicate with your creditors, whether it's a credit card company or tax department. "

" Let me tell you, if you're ever making a decision and the principle reason you'll do it is because of money, then it is absolutely the incorrect decision. "

" Men and women can absolutely be friends, and that's what we need to be. Part of the problem is that we aren't friends enough. Our relationships are negotiations, and that is not friendship. "

" Certainly, those of us in the entertainment industry, we are part of creating fear in people - 'fear' for me stands for 'false evidence appearing real.' We create fantasy, and in certain ways that's wonderful because it allows people to escape. But it can suck people into wanting to achieve something that isn't real. "

" Poverty existed before January 20, 2008, OK? Before President Obama took office. "

" There's nothing wrong with wanting a partner and doing the things to have one. To protect ourselves, we have to say, 'I don't need one.' "

" There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesn't matter. "

" My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. "

" My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car that I love to race, I'll take it to the track. "

" Part of getting other people to focus on the future rather than being myopically focused on the present is about living that way yourself and showing that you can make choices today that are about future outcomes and still be having a great time into the present and enjoying your life. "

" You can't build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation. "

" When I was dealing with cancer, I was working on a book about finances. I realized that the same methodology that the doctors were using to cure me, you could use to cure your finances. Health and wealth are so linked, it's amazing. "

" I'm not excusing crime or those who bring poison into the community, but I do want brothers and sisters in prison to know someone cares. "

" Even when you're out with someone, you need to get out of your head. And you can try exercises by putting yourself in situations where you may not feel completely comfortable, like going to a gallery opening on your own. "

" I think the number one safe haven where people put their money is to invest in yourself first. "

" Being a celebrity doesn't have an iota of value when you're looking death in the eye. "

" My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' were... distributed pretty widely. Judges in juvenile justice facilities started citing the book as required reading. "

" I'm really proud of the characters I've been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on 'CSI' as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role. "

" We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded. "

" With my first book, 'A Letter to a Young Brother,' I figured it would be my only book I was ever going to write. What happened with that is a lot of young men would reach out to me. "

" The word 'courage,' one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour,' which means heart. I think true courage is actually following your heart and not getting or succumbing to what other people's definition of what your life should be. Live your life. "

" I'm not telling anyone, 'Quit your job and be homeless to go for your dream.' "