People don't paint for the hell of it. It's a deeply seated thing - a preoccupation - the whole of one's life.

You have to live in a state of thinking your painting is good, or you couldn't do it.

It's difficult to paint every day, and people who say they do, probably don't; it's a very demanding thing.

No one can replace you to do what you are destined to do until you totally fail it and leave an empty gap that God will fill.

Please." It's one word, but the way I say it means so much more. Please don’t say anything. Please don’t look at me. Please don’t hurt me. Please just stay away. Please.

- What happens to people that love each other?- I suppose they have whatever they have, and they are more fortunate than others. Then one of them gets the emptiness forever.

There are a lot of people who have dreams, goals, and hopes, but there aren't a lot who get to see them realized.

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

It's pretty impossible to be a South African and not have been personally affected by HIV or AIDS.

I knew those feelings of wanting to be with another brother were not dead; they were just asleep.

The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I wanted to share so I learnt how to write and kept going. If I could sing or paint, I would.

It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.