I am the first African-American chairman of any major conservation organization in history. That's a big step.

Your potential is not a trial and error experience. God designed and predetermined you to be a success story.

I was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and no one had ever taught anybody that young, back in those days.

So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.

Trillian had come to suspect that the main reason [Zaphood] had had such a wild and successful life was that he never really understood the significance of anything he did.

If you're an English actor and turn up in America, they don't have an opinion about where you sit. They have no idea what auditions to send you to, so they send you to everything.

Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.

My band and I, we cover our bodies in hairspray and glitter. We use the hairspray to make sure the glitter sticks.

I am one of the lucky few who is successful in their career, and I'm really enjoying myself.

Think about all of the times, situations, and circumstances where you have gotten caught up in making your self right rather than happy... The harder you fight to win, the bigger you lose.

I turned to Annabeth and shook my head in exasperation. “Always Hercules. What is it with Hercules?” Annabeth shrugged. “He had a great publicist.