我为身为黑人感到非常自豪，但黑人并不是我的全部。那是我的文化历史背景，我的基因构成，但它不是我全部的身份，也不是我回答每个问题的基础。
I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
Coal mining is a partnership between the earth and human ingenuity.
Writing is a way of life, a way of being in the world.
唯一真正的歌是心灵之歌。
Never forget why you started, and you can accomplish your mission. We must always keep in mind the mission of "dedicating oil to the motherland".
The greatest enemy of art is the absence of limitations.