Have an open mind and an open heart. I'm not this bad person. I'm just doing what I have to do.

If you are dyslexic, your eyes work fine, your brain works fine, but there is a little short circuit in the wire that goes between the eye and the brain. Reading is not a fluid process.

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.

I'm saying goodbye to people's perception of me and who I am, I'm not saying goodbye to me, because this has always been me.

Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.

It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?

When you accept yourself you are free from the need for others to accept you.

To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy.

It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things.

You put quite a fight for a tame kitty

Forget the floor plans. Arrange the furniture where it is the most comfortable and will look best.

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

You are what you think you are.

The best revenge is to always survive yourself.

You can't be free if the cost of being you is too high.

You can call me Joker. And as you can see, I'm a lot happier.

Anything can feed you, depending on the way you look at it.

I think that artists have a better chance at making great art if they know as much about every different area in the industry as they can.

Katherine Sedley was the only daughter and heiress to the libertine poet Sir Charles Sedley, and grew into a thoroughly scandalous lady in her own right.