The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

There's one country that can be trusted to understand the complexity of history, it's Nigeria.

All good poems are victories over something.

Reporters trade in pain. It sells papers. Everyone knows that.

You can't get rich sitting on the bench.

I've always enjoyed animation and voiceover work. That's something that I've been proactive about.

The body isn't there simply to carry the head.

Be constantly committed to prayer or to reading [Scripture]; by praying, you speak to God, in reading, God speaks to you.

I am Presbyterian and Protestant. I've had great relationships and developed even greater relationships with ministers. We have tremendous support from the clergy.

I'm not sleeping with all the women I appear with.

What is love but a second-hand emotion?