For someone to say that marriage is only about procreation is a joke. I didn't marry my husband to have children. I married my husband because I love my husband.

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

I don't believe in superheroes but I love Batman movies. There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic.

On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors.

Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.

Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.

Karaoke is the great equalizer.

You can only really learn from failure ... To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.

My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.

Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.

I don't want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.

Time is what keeps things from happening all at once.

Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky you can see the stars and still not see the light.

I will always wear this scar. It's called love.

Our doctor would never really operate unless it was necessary. He was just that way. If he didn't need the money he wouldn't lay a hand on you.

I have to laugh at myself.

Each week set 1 day aside to do something you've always wanted to do.

Within every girl is the possibility of arousing emotion. Without emotion there is no beauty.

Economics is on the side of humanity now.

And it wasn't until '84 when I was first asked to come to Sweden and do an album and concert tour.

If you can eliminate the government as a 39.6% partner, then you will be much better off.