Oftentimes Westerners don't really understand fully the values of this particular culture. And I think the jury is still out as to whether democracy can really thrive in Iraq.

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees.

Be bold, be humble, be brave, be resilient, be productive, be good, good to yourselves and good to each other. Be careful; be caring.

If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

Dig deep and believe in yourself and have the self-confidence you need to forge ahead.

I always say that I started in television when harassed was two words instead of one.

[I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

The sooner you learn that life is not fair, the better off you'll be.

The person I enjoyed interviewing the most was Elmo from Sesame Street because he is so unpredictable and he is always eating my hair and my face.

People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

Poetry is the alchemy which teaches us to convert ordinary materials into gold.

Here's to opening and upward... and to yourself and up with you and up with and up with laughing.

As the 'Batman' TV series was returning to ABC for its second season in 1967, the TV bosses decided to take Catwoman into another direction... lucky for me.

Stress is when you're 29 years old, playing for Rochdale, with an expiring contract and a mortgage to pay.

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.

In my whole life, I've never vomited from seeing something disgusting. Does it really even happen, outside of movies and TV? I believe it may be a myth.

Bushido is in being crazy to die. Fifty or more could not kill one such a man.

Black Poetry is not for Black People...it is for everybody

It's okay to feel the need for protection if there is a real external threat. But to feel protective from the inside, it's a kind of jail: you get so protective that you cannot get out of the box.