A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of home.

Do not sell your soul for a bucketful of pleasures and temptations. It’s God’s priceless gift to you.

The resources of Africa are greater than the amount of aid it can ever get. Hence, Africa needs to manage its resources prudently and efficiently to minimise its dependence on aid.

My idea of a perfect pet is a really, really big dog! Huge!

The things that I make are that which a person will make. They're not meant to mimic nature. They are nothing but the result of a hand of a person.

This is Zen, and in Zen, as we all know ... anything goes!

I believe that people will do what is right and good if they are given a chance and are convinced that what they are being asked to do will truly help others.

Are women necessary? Not with Ava around

I'm not invited. I'm not on the A list, haven't been on it in 20 years and my feet have never trod its red fluffy carpets.

I believe the public schools are the greatest cultural influence in this country.

My gift and my curse is that I really want to be loved. What drives me to make music is love - whether it's shallow or deep or whatever. I want to do things that make people love me.