It's hard to find rap that I love, you know. I'm one of those rapping a** rappers, but I just fall into a different category because I'm giving the people what they want.

Let fear once get possession of the soul, and it does not readily yield its place to another sentiment.Sebastopol by Leo Tolstoy

A good entrepreneur is a good teacher.

Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, etc. From movies and books you love. From research.

I think Hillary Clinton is right. I think it isn't enough to leave [Bashir] Assad in place, because as long as he is there, there is going to be a recruiting magnet for ISIS.

Teachers still command great respect in the families and societies of many Asian cultures.

Touring is hard on the body.

Plato was right, but not quite right.

Don't trust anyone over thirty

I enjoy adapting my own work, or anybody's work. I like to adapt books.

Most people aren't really happy, but they aren't unhappy enough to do anything about it. That's a dangerous place to be.