You're never promised your next breath.

Love , creativity, and opportunity is in the air. Take it in and do your thing.

Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.

One day we're going to watch people fight to the death, like Roman times. Instead of being in a coliseum, we're going to watch it on TV.

I've woken up from dreams and the whole song is there. I'm listening to it in my dreams. I consciously have to wake myself up and get a tape recorder because I hear it like a record.

There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that.

Being free is a state of mind.

The idea of having to conform to someone else's ideal is unacceptable. I'm gonna be me. And if I can't be me, then I'd rather not do it.

We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is moved by it, that's beautiful.

I've always been into films. I've been offered lots of films but they've always been these very stereotypical roles. They wanted me to play some gangster or street guy, or pimp, drug addict.

The healthy should be reminded that we are all dying because it is through our own reminder of mortality that we accelerate our good intentions, into actions people can see.

We women have intuition, " Barby said loftily. "I wouldn't expect you to understand. I can't imagine why there aren't more women detectives.

Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

I do realize that I have a talent for making music. It wasn't anything expected, but I do think it's deserved, if that makes sense.

Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.

I've always felt that if I worked hard enough and continued to refine my craft, while staying curious about our times and our world, I just might have something to contribute.

I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect their intentions.

Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.

The truth is that cupidity, selfishness, envy, malice, lust, vindictiveness, are constant vices of human nature.