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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. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? "

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" Many of us are in are in our own prisons that aren't made of iron bars. "

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

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

" In acting class, teachers talk about how the 'givens' of a situation help define a character. "

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

" 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. "

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

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" People always think about what prison is. What prison really is - it's not a physical challenge, it's mental. "