The people of Somalia just do not have a voice. They are to me the most forgotten people in the world.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the dark In the eyes of the youth, there are question marks

Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.

And any man who knows a thing, knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all.

My life owes me. Like an overdose, I'm slowly Drifting into the arms of trouble, then trouble holds me

When I get older, I will be stronger They’ll call me freedom, just like a Wavin’ Flag

I'm not about trying to get and get and get. I feel good when I get, but I kind of feel better when I give.

Somalis really are very musically sophisticated, and they're about their own thing.

It's not longer 'Look what I can do, I can do it better then you.' It's just I am.

To reach your goal authentically is probably, in the end, going to mean much more to you than having reached it in a false way.

When I get older, I will be stronger

In the same way you can find God in the beauty of nature, you can find God in the beauty of the destitute. We're not meant to just admire the trees, we're meant to share life.

Live and learn from your mistakes, just get back up and keep fighting.

There’s no one in Israel who appreciates more than me the importance of American support for Israel.

Avoid tweeting any photos of your private parts.

We are dependent on God's power through every step of our redemption.

Is it Obama's nation or an abomination?

My greatest wish is that a certain way of looking at the world, a way I show in all of my books, gets into my readers' heads, and slowly alters their perception.

How many times, in any actor's life, do you get to be a part of something that has a legacy like [Buffy]? I think that's only fortunate. I don't see the negative.

It never seems to occur to anybody that some women may not want to find husbands.