It's not nice to say it - I know female musicians, but not so many rappers. I can't think of one I idolize, which is sad, but I'm hoping that will change.

My every birthday wish was, 'I want to someday be on TV.'

Sometimes even the best of us have to lose ourselves in fantasy to survive reality.

Taking care of your body is insurance for your soul.

That’s why it’s difficult to write about your own life. Any distortion feels like a betrayal.

A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well but will sometimes strike on a rock and go to the bottom a republic is a raft which will never sink but then your feet are always in water.

All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

The enormous energy of the twentieth century, enough to drive the planet into a new orbit around a happier star, was being expended to maintain this immense motionless pause.

I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me.

Going forward, which story will the media find more interesting, [Donald] Trump's or Hillary's [Clinton]? Does Hillary even have a story? Does anyone even care?

I started a list of things I want to teach my children, and that list is eight points long. The first one is, do what you love.

Wish chastely, and love dearly.