"I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer."

"My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy."

"At one point in my career, while still hosting 'The Arsenio Hall Show,' I was told by my doctor that it might not be physically possible for me to have children."

"You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left!"

"Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."

"Hate is only a form love that hasn't found a way to express itself logically."

"The true measure of a man is a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles."

"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."