Because I am an African I reserve the right to say that Africa does not exist simply to make people in this country [the UK], or anywhere else in the developed world, feel good about themselves.

I'm a great believer that, if you know how to operate in Africa, there are unbelievable opportunities.

Diamonds are intrinsically worthless, except for the deep psychological need they fill.

I'm a wanted fugitive, and you're an upstanding bachelor of the year!

Jefferson and Washington had no idea these idiots would exist, otherwise they would not have made killing illegal.

For the resolving powers of our scientific instruments decide, at a given moment, of the size and the vision of our Universe, and of the image we then make of ourselves.

When you meditate you discover over and over again that you are not a prisoner of your mind.

The best part of falling is getting back up again.

My mother was in advertising and worked incredibly hard when she was bringing us up. She was a working mother and a working single parent. That instills in you a sense of determination.

I say to you that the price of liberty is and always has been blood - human blood.

Writing poetry is like always being in love. What masochism! What luxury!

The thing about Mumbai is you go five yards and all of human existence is revealed. It's an incredible cavalcade of life, and I love that.

Then I decided I would spend the summer writing a novel. That would fix a lot of people.