Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

Be attached to opportunities—money-making ideas—not a particular type of business or industry.

Lovemaking is a big grammatical error, i think it should be, LustMaking.

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about.

I believe that there is a God, and coming from an African tradition, I believe also that there are gods.

One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.

Teens aren't just interested in getting laid. I won't believe that's all they're interested in. I have four younger sisters and they're sick of being shown how they're supposed to react in bed.

I can't picture myself being the people I always looked up to.

I think you ultimately have to love who you're playing. You have to have that kind of feeling. You have to have passion for the person.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity

At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.