Literature, art, science, and religion degenerate when polemical struggle supplants the independent creation of ideas.

In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life.

About 20 per cent of the population believe themselves to have a food allergy and only about five per cent actually do.

When business starts using its voice for the benefit of the country as a whole, not just in its narrow self interest, it can really be the force that can make the changes that need to be made.

I don't think I'd ever write anything that I don't also direct just because it's so hard and painful to write as it is.

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.

One girl was the inspiration for me singing 'Cry Me A River' on 'The X Factor.' That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful.

There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.

You ultimately have to find out who you are inside and develop a set of values that are truly yourself, and then express them.

When people consent to do something, they should be able to do whatever they want.