If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.

Even now I can't stand being recognized in the street. I just hate it when strangers come up and try to talk to me. I'm pathologically shy.

I couldn't make sense of things. But then I began the process of civilising myself and trying to become a decent human being. I'm still working on it.

I was racing through life, utterly confused and angry. I don't know if I was out of control; it was more like I felt frustrated with myself and everything I saw happening around me.

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

I've had a blessed career, and that has been acknowledged in many ways over the years.

I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.

I went from being totally unknown to getting stopped every time I went out. I always wanted to be successful, but I have never wanted to become a celebrity. I never, ever, craved that.

I find it very hard to play a part, then take it off like a cheap suit and become Mr Normal - Mr. Nice Guy.

The older I've got, the easier I've found it to accept myself. I think I've finally learnt not to beat myself up so much.

To love is to communicate, and you can communicate only in truth. Speak the truth, and speak it with love.

Without forgiveness, there is no healing.

These hips are mighty hips.These hips are magic hips.I have known themto put a spell on a manand spin him like a top

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

What is common to our societies is the development into a managed mass society, with big bureaucracy, managing people. The Russians do it by force. We do it by persuasion.

There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back.

Occasionally [Donald Trump] says things that are too strong and upsets people, and I think he'll work to do better on that.

White men in North America are the beneficiaries of the single biggest affirmative action program in world history. It's called world history.

A man is a god in ruins.

As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.