I just want to serve up the goodness and grace that's been given to me because I made a choice that lined up with my passion. And that's what I tell my kids.

I came from a divorced mother and father, obviously mixed race.

To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon.

I have from time to time been a double A or triple A personality. I'm not anymore. I'm more lenient on myself.

I love the smell of fried chicken.

I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I’m truly persuasive.

I have this vision that I'm really watching each one of my daughters start to become women, and mothers. And this is what's gonna save our planet.

Middle-class people are becoming desperate. It can cause a moral man to break bad.

You can never lead unless you follow.

There is a price to pay for most of our actions. For every action, there is a reaction.

I always wanted to be a boy scout but was too poor. Couldn't do it.

It was not until months after going vegetarian that I started really learning about all of the health benefits.

[T]he kingdom of God... is to be a political institution that shall hold sway over all the earth; to which all other governments will be subordinate and by which they will be dominated.

What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?

The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.

No matter how talented you are not everyone is going to like you but that's life, stay strong

We want to enable Start-Ups and make India no 1 in this field. Start-Up India and Stand-Up India!

It's okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway.

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.

Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.