Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population.

See, that’s the thing about L.A.— When you’ve mastered the art of feeling lonely in a room full of people, that’s when you know.

Honesty is the great essential. It exalts the individual citizenship, and, without honesty, no man deserves the confidence of the people in private pursuit or in public office.

Now that I have made peace with the imperfections, I no longer look around for happiness. I found the eternal happiness that has always been there, somewhere within me!

I know a lot about writing, but I don't know much about how other industries work. I've tried to use my naivety to my advantage.

Banks get in trouble for one reason: They make bad loans.

Avoiding things that drain you is more important than gaining energy.

Saudi Arabia has lost one of its dutiful sons, a leader among the most dear of its leaders and men.

It is a commonplace by now to say that the urban school systems of America contain a higher percentage of Negro children each year.

I made my new album 'Colour Me Free!' in a week with my own money.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.