I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her.

I'm not really a practising Jew but I keep a kosher kitchen just to spite Hitler.

I know that I will go to my grave as Professor Sprout, whatever else I’ve done.

I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.

Communication is something we all take for granted.

I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.

I'd have thought my particular brand of quirkiness, combined with sharp intelligence and a fine voice, would have yielded more. But it hasn't. Yet!

Some people make a difference, some people make you different.

You know, Aunt Tasha makes jokes about how youʹd actually be a better queen than the others, except sometimes . . . I donʹt think sheʹs joking.

Learn to live in the heart’s conscious, not the mind’s.

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

Love shouldn't make our choices for us; it should just add importance to our choices.

I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.

I was just about to ask you the same thing. I know you followed me. Don't look so suprised. It's called a rearview mirror. Are you stalking me for a specific reason?

If you're waiting for someone to believe in you, you'll be waiting forever. You must believe in yourself.

I just want to continue to be challenged and to keep getting better and better. I don't ever want to lose that or become complacent or pulling tricks.

I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in.