To pretend you don't feel a certain strangeness after living in England for 40 years is a fallacy.

Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.

I believe that one can aspire to as much as one wants to.

I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India.

Life is so short, it seems careless not to use it all.

The thing about television is that you can't fake it. Your sense of discovery must be genuine; you can't pretend to be surprised.

Poetry says the things that I can't say. I read a lot, but I never write it.

I love living in London.

How can you interview somebody about something fairly technical if you start on the wrong foot by not even knowing his name?

I can't think of any sentiment which is finer than being in a position to give people something they like. I love giving, I am rather embarrassed at receiving.

I am actually a terrible coward. Fear is a constant fact of my life.

In order to live in the reality of your God's given destiny, you must consistently guard your mind against all self-defeating thoughts.

Always accept good advices from others, they will help you out if you are facing any complications in life

Better to be at the bottom of a ladder you want to climb than in the middle of some ladder you don’t, right?

Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.

If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.

If you have two groups of people and you say one is inferior to the other, which is a lie, then the only way to maintain the lie is through violence or the threat of violence.

I dropped out of college and I'm pretty much a self-educated person, so a lot of my core belief system comes from life.

I've got a full plate, yes I do. That iPod that's nice. A phone recorder? Nicely done. All right I'm a bit of a tech geek. I have a subscription to Popular Science and I keep up on all this stuff.

About 10 percent of the hearing impaired get musical hallucinations, and about 10 percent of the visually impaired get visual hallucinations.

Being able to motivate girls to reach for their dreams, and giving them someone positive to look up to.