People. Products. Profits. In that order.

It’s not enough to love your product. You have to love your customers, too, every single one—those who complain the most are the ones who control the keys to your survival.

God predetermined our destiny.

Sweet mother Mary, boy, think about what you’re doing! Be cruel or be kind, but don’t be both, because now you’ve made a mess you can’t clean up in a hurry.

Well, I think most people understand that there's a big difference between who you are and who, you know, you play.

For every poet it is always morning in the world; history a forgotten, insomniac night. The fate of poetry is to fall in love with the world in spite of history.

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings.

I think rhythm is, when you talk about rhythmic sensibility, quite perceptive in that I like to have at least one thing that is at least common or familiar to the audience.

The people I worked with were supportive, and I'm flattered that you would call what I did 'acting.'

Everything I put my name to and take part in, I want to be good. That's not saying it will always happen. But I want to make bold choices.

When is man strong until he feels alone?