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

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" 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. "

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

" The most impactful place that I've been to where I was just completely awestruck, happy, moved is Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is probably the most beautiful and romantic place in the world. "

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

" You deserve a great life. I want to see you become unreasonably happy. And you can. And you will. "

" Without writers, none of the entertainment would exist. It starts with writers. Writers are the most important piece of the entire puzzle. "

" On the male side of my family, cancer has been very insidious, and so I'm just attempting to live a lifestyle that doesn't follow in their footsteps. "

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

" Gabrielle Union is my best friend. "

" 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. "

" People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous. "

" When it comes to African Americans and African American actors, Hollywood has always felt that if you can make us laugh, that's fine, but we don't need to see you do a 'Schindler's List,' where there's no jokes or music or comedic through-line. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" You can live a healthy lifestyle and do the best to be aware of your body and conscious, and that's what I attempt to do. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I've read a number of relationship books out there. A lot are written towards women. "

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

" You can't have justice unless you have truth. "

" I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "