I'm sure I had low-level scurvy all of my childhood.

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

I don't believe in superheroes but I love Batman movies. There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic.

On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors.

Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.

Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.

Karaoke is the great equalizer.

You can only really learn from failure ... To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.

My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.

Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.

I don't want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.

You're okay now... You're okay because I'll be holding you like this from now on.

When you can overcome the fear of failure, success will not be far away.

The first man to see an illusion by which men have flourished for centuries surely stands in a lonely place.

A pupil is a great resource.

The word impossible has been and must remain deleted from our dictionary.

The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity.

Making a painting is like playing the saxophone. You hit the note and it comes out.

I don't want to deny my femininity. But would I want to be a stay-at-home mother? No. On the other hand, you should be allowed to do that, as should men, without being sneered at.

They say life is all about connecting, like that's a good thing. But when brain and eyes are lining up you know different.

It has been said that England invented the phrase, 'Her Majesty's Opposition'.