Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.

I love being photographed, I love the ramp.

I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content.

The greatest injustice in the world is to bring a child into the world, and not be able to offer it peace.

Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.

Sometimes, I sit down to sketch at the unearthly hour of 3 in the morning!

Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great.

I have always loved animals since I was very young.

I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession.

Pride begins when someone starts to assume that s/he is the custodian of all truths and attempts to be right in all circumstances, which is IMPOSSIBLE!

He needs to go rub his soul against life.

I discovered early on that some performers live their life in order to act, so all their relationships are simply an experience that they can feed back into their work. Which I find vampiric.

I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.

Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll!-a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river; And, Guy de Vere, hast thou no tear?-weep now or nevermore!

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.

Perhaps a good resolution for the new year would be to keep asking what world we want to pass on to the next generation. Indeed to ask whether we have a real and vivid sense of that next generation.

You can't solve a spiritual problem with politics. You may as well as throw the Parliament to a drowning man.

The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].