Until the end of time, living happily will remain your sole responsibility on earth.

If we understand each other, we can live together in harmony.

All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they'll tell you will be wrong.

New Englanders could be so brusque.

My mother was an activist so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960.

Many people believe in turning the other cheek, especially when it is your cheek.

I think I've been writing black poems all along, wearing my white mask. I'm always the victim ... but no longer!

It seems strange that some artists fear a blank canvas, when it has been a major contributory factor to great paintings.

I saw 'On The Town' about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college.

The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.

He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.