The older I get, the more I'm prepared to do things for the money.

Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles.

Just because I never went to university doesn't mean you can't read, although I do feel a bit uneducated from time to time.

I think that reality TV is so bad. It is a tool by the media to not make people think.

My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn't talk with an accent.

I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release.

I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.

If you don't take the chance to live life, what can you say at the end of it?

The unknown is always frightening.

A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.

We emphasize our differences by nationality, race and financially. [...] It's our common humanity that defines us.

When someone you loved finds no flattery in the gift you gave them then you must ask yourself, "What was worth loving?

It is Republicans that have led the fight for women's equality. Go back through history and look at who was the first woman to ever vote, elected to office, go to Congress.

I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself.

Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action.

All is flux; nothing stays still.

All good performance starts with clear goals.

This American government has become very adept at attaching labels to people who defend themselves, so that the general population in America will condone their behavior.

I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.

If I was with some other rappers who aren't as polished, or I was the only rapper, I don't think I would be where I'm, nor would I be rapping. They pushed me, we pushed each other on every record.

He who improvises can never make a perfect line of poetry.