“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness.”
“I think my plays offer the average person a way to get inside themselves and find out who they are.”
“The simpler you say it, the more eloquent it is.”
“All you need in the world is love and laughter. That’s all anybody needs.”
“Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone’s disbelief.”
“We are what we imagine ourselves to be.”
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
“I am not a historian. I happen to think that the content of my mother’s life—her struggles, her beliefs, her loves—is as significant as any historical event.”
“The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.”
“Write what you know. Write what you care about.”
“The past is as important as the present and the future because it has shaped what we are.”
“I see theater as a way of talking about the world, a way of creating a discourse, a place for ideas.”
“To step forward, you must leave something behind.”
“A play is a blueprint of an event: a way of creating and rewriting history.”
“Art allows us to break the barriers of isolation.”
“The blues are an autobiographical chronicle of personal catastrophe expressed lyrically.”
“I don’t write for a particular audience; I write for myself.”
“All art is political in the sense that it serves someone’s politics.”
“When you’re writing, you’re not looking for results. You’re looking for discovery.”
“You can’t have a society that is based on exclusion and expect to achieve greatness.”
“I find my inspiration in the ordinary things of life.”
“A man who is willing to take responsibility for his actions is a man who has taken his first step toward greatness.”
“The world is not perfect, but we have the ability to make it better through our actions and choices.”
“Sometimes, all you need is someone to listen to you.”
“Storytelling is the heartbeat of humanity.”
“The legacy you leave is the life you lead.”
“It’s not what you say, but what you do that defines you.”
“You cannot escape your past, but you can learn from it.”
“Every day is an opportunity to create a masterpiece.”
“Dreams are not meant to be deferred; they are meant to be pursued.”
“Success is not the absence of failure but the ability to move forward in spite of it.”
“Culture is a reflection of the soul of a people.”
“Theater is a sacred space for reflection and transformation.”
“We are all connected by the threads of our shared humanity.”
“You can measure a society by the way it treats its storytellers.”
“To tell the truth is a revolutionary act.”
“There’s strength in embracing your history, not denying it.”
“Time is the most valuable resource we have.”
“People are not defined by their circumstances, but by how they rise above them.”
“The stories we tell shape our identity and our understanding of the world.”
“Music has the power to heal and connect us in ways that words cannot.”
“Change begins with acknowledging the need for it.”
“The journey of life is one of continual self-discovery.”
“You cannot separate a people from their culture and still expect them to thrive.”
“Every generation has a responsibility to the one that follows it.”
“The beauty of language lies in its ability to evoke emotion and provoke thought.”
“Through storytelling, we preserve the essence of who we are.”
“Art is the voice of the voiceless.”
“Love is the greatest act of courage.”
“In the end, it’s not about what you’ve achieved but about how you’ve inspired others.”