It was not my dream to be an artist. How could it have been? I thought, artist, much like a leader, was something you either were or weren't. Never something you set out to be.

The people of Somalia just do not have a voice. They are to me the most forgotten people in the world.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the dark In the eyes of the youth, there are question marks

Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.

And any man who knows a thing, knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all.

My life owes me. Like an overdose, I'm slowly Drifting into the arms of trouble, then trouble holds me

When I get older, I will be stronger They’ll call me freedom, just like a Wavin’ Flag

I'm not about trying to get and get and get. I feel good when I get, but I kind of feel better when I give.

Somalis really are very musically sophisticated, and they're about their own thing.

It's not longer 'Look what I can do, I can do it better then you.' It's just I am.

To reach your goal authentically is probably, in the end, going to mean much more to you than having reached it in a false way.

He thought she knew what he meant, but the biggest mistake you can make is thinking they know what you mean.

As with everything else, the more we separate ourselves from each other, the weaker we become.

In great humility, we find our strength.

Be it mine to draw from wisdom's fount, pure as it flows, that calm of soul which virtue only knows.

Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.

The only thing that it is advisable to know in any language is the numerals; and even there, you can do a lot with the fingers.

The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.

From a will: And to my communist nephew Oswald, I leave the sum of 10,000 pounds - to be shared equally with his fellow Britishers.

I'm not the most attractive fella. I'm not a Billy Dee Williams. Personality is everything.

Don't do what we did. Make sure it's right and make sure it's what you wanna do. Make sure it's actually a good deal, that you're not going to lose out too much on it.