It is my sincere hope that every person in India will experience true freedom of faith, regardless of religion.

And yet today, half of all black children are aborted. Far more of the African-American community is being devastated by the policies of today than were being devastated by policies of slavery

[on marriage equality] It literally is a threat to the nation's survival in the long run.

The American public should know that the Senate report actually reveals that 82% of detainees subjected to enhanced interrogation did, in fact, produce intelligence that saved American lives.

My smile will always be broken, but I'll always be grateful for the chance to get to do what I get to do.

Like a wildflower, poetry does not need explanation. It only needs to touch our emotions.

Hate is a wounded heart.

She lives on the fumes of whiskey and the iron in the blood of her prey.

To earn respect, you must earn your own self respect before you can expect others, to respect you.

Consider, O Lover, my throatwhite as cigarette paper.The crushed lavender of my knuckles. My heart, a dulled needle threaded throughtoo many patterns.

There is nothing interesting about just seeing me doing the show then seeing the fans and how much people love me.

If I am to write, I must have a room to myself, which shall be my room.

A man who has never been hungry may possess a more refined palate, but he has no idea what it means to eat.

We've had fairly consistent financial results.

I feel most sexy when I'm in love. My stomach flips. I get butterflies.