“Stop making your self-worth conditional on other people. No one, and I mean absolutely no one has the power to devalue your existence.”

“Today is the day to move pass your past, move closer to your dreams, rise above your detractors, feel the fear and do it anyway, stoop below your ego, get out of your own way, and allow your life to amaze you.”

“We don't get better by chance, we only become better by absolute change.”

“I treat people with respect, love, kindness and grace not because of who they are, but because of who I am.”

“Let no man hold you accountable for something God Almighty has already forgiven you for.”

“Although my speaking will reflect the grace and mercy I've been offered and humbly accepted, I don't have to say much because words only go so far. At the end of the day, it will not be the year of my birth or the year of my death that will matter; it will be that hyphen in the midst of it all that will display how I lived my life; will tell a full and complete story; will say more than my mouth could utter.My actions, my trials, my triumphs, my defeats, my victories - my life will preach louder than an auditory testimony ever could.I am working on the person I want to remember.”

“I've learned that our backgrounds and circumstances may have influenced our lives, but we are responsible for who we become and in the same breath, who we become can't be preached and can only really be shown through our actions.”