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" I studied theater in college, and I absolutely knew that I loved acting, and I knew that I loved theater. "

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" I will not reach my full potential as a man unless I find my partner. "

" I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape. "

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" The media is convincing people that if you have that 'next thing,' that diamond, the right car, then you'd be happier. "

" I'm not the biggest star in the world, but I do have a platform, and if I can use that platform to help somebody else, why wouldn't I? "

" My father passed from cancer in 2000; his brother died of cancer before that. My grandfather died of cancer. "

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

" No matter how bad something gets, no matter where you come from, you can achieve anything. I really do believe that. "

" I think our biggest problem is lack of real, honest communication between black men and black women. A lot of men talk amongst men, and a lot of women speak amongst women. "

" What's interesting is with a lot of the work I do through my foundation, the 'Manifest Your Destiny' foundation, we really encourage people, and we attempt to empower, uplift and inspire people to live out their dreams, live out their destiny. "

" My favorite vacation spot is a beautiful beach. I've been to many, many beaches on many continents: Mombasa, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Mexico and the U.S. What's beautiful about beach communities is for whatever reason, they feel like vacation to me. "

" 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. "

" When I'm acting, that's all I'm doing. When I'm not acting, I'm not thinking about acting. If I'm writing, I'm just writing. "

" Obviously, this whole 'no child left behind' idea is more rhetoric than actual practice. "

" Part of the problem I find with money books is that there's this whole set of money books that make you feel almost guilty to spend a dollar. "

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

" 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. "

" You're writing your life as you go - the question becomes, how do you want to write your life? "

" I've made money in real estate, hotel, and restaurant investments. "

" For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur. "

" The longer you hold a dollar, the longer you hold money, the more valuable it becomes over time. So the younger you are, the more ability you have to hold money longer term. "

" Intimacy can be about holding someone's hand. It could be about stroking their hair. "

" Part of the problem in today's world is that many men are taught that they have to 'make it' before they should even consider committed to a healthy partnership. "

" On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy. "

" We all have choices we have to make, and with those choices come certain sacrifices. "

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

" 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. "

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

" You never know what's going on in someone's life. You never know what's really going on behind what they present. "

" At the end of a down day on Wall Street, we all need to be able to sleep peacefully at night. That comfort won't come from our bank balance. "

" If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing? "