I am not trying to be better than my father. I am not trying to be like him. I am just trying to be myself and express myself how I feel.

There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.

When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.

If you keep hiding your true self, your life becomes like slow death. Once you become free from the lies and the hiding of yourself, then life becomes vibrant again.

This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion, and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy, or relief to anyone or anything.

The long-term study of GMO foods is going on in real time and in real life. Not in a lab.

There's a rainbow in the sky, all the time, don't be blind

The more red meat and blood we eat, the more bloodthirsty we get, the more violent we get. The more vegetarian food we eat, the more peace is taken into us.

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

Put me up against Sarah Silverman and I could take her.

Learn your past, find your path.

A child, then a man, now a feather / Passing through a furious fire / Called time.

I find it so easy to read qualified commentators who are 180 degrees opposed to each other.

Edward Said is a very honorable representative of the "intellectual" in the sense of the term that he defines.

Mike's eyes narrowed shrewdly. "Don't kid yourself, Bella. The guy's head over heels for you." "I know," I sighed. "Life is complicated." "And girls are cruel," Mike said under his breath.

I want to make someone's life better because I'm here. If you have that attitude it will change your day and change your life.

In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.