As a kid, I always thought the TV was a magic box in the corner of the room.

I remember my mum saying to me, 'You can give up the violin - when you've done Grade 8.' Which is the highest grade, and the most unfair target ever. So I did all the grades, just to annoy her.

I'm a complete worrier. As soon as my head hits the pillow I'm thinking.

He attempted to bark the order and succeeded, albeit with more of a chihuahua result than intended.

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.

We must start talking differently about poverty--and start doing something differently.

It is necessary to believe that the mixture of evil has produced the greatest possible good: otherwise the evil would not have been permitted.

No matter what your sexual preference or gender, no one likes a man who is fussy about his looks. You can spend as much time as you want looking good. But don't do it in public.

When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of African-Americans and Latinos - no matter what the parent's income or education level.

For those who are on the roof become insolent as they don't know yet about the slope and the slipperiness of the roof!

And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else.

Went to the paper shop - it had blown away.

I tend to lean toward female leads who have their guard up, their spikes out.