I was born in Columbia in 1954, the year the Supreme Court invalidated racial segregation in public schools. I visited frequently but did not live there.

I will say go into the world and try to find good people that feel genuine affection and love for you, and disregard everything else about their background.

What people should do is explain to their friends, to their neighbors how they feel when they confront the word n - - and why they feel the way they feel.

In elite, primarily white institutions, there are many blacks who have white wives. So much so that sometimes there is almost the assumption that I would be married to a white woman.

Any successful black person will have to face suspicion within his or her own community about his or her loyalty to other blacks.

If you want to put somebody down, analogize them to the n - - .

Your brand is your personal lawyer... It defends and speaks for you even in your absence. Keep calm and maintain a good brand!

My first attempt at real music was when I was 13. My first signed band was when I was 21; that failed. I got another deal at 26; that failed, and then I was broke.

Lewis [Hamilton] is a hero in the UK. The British love Formula One. Sebastian (Vettel) is also not doing much for F1. People hardly recognize him on the street.

Like a midwife, I make my living bringing new babies into the world, except that mine are new advertising campaigns.

Russia a very powerful nuclear country and so is America. If we have a good relationship with Russia, believe me, that's a good thing, not a bad thing.

If you look after goodness and truth, beauty will take care of itself.

If you don't know what it is, don't mess with it.

No matter what you achieve in life, you're always wondering, 'Is there something I should be doing? Is there something I'm missing?

I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

We expand what we focus on.