The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about.

I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.

We are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony.

I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.

We didn't reinvent the circus. We repackaged it in a much more modern way.

Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children.

Our approach was very simple. It was about creating a universal language. A show that will be attractive toward every people coming from all over the world. And that was a big thing.

Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers.

I am blessed for what I have, but I believed in it from the beginning. Today, the dream is the same: I still want to travel, I still want to entertain, and I most certainly still want to have fun.

Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves.

I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production.

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

Give up bearing children and bear hope and love and devotion to those already born.

We really don't need the United Nations approval to act. When it comes to our security, we do not need anyones permission.

I would never let myself knock out a journalist.

I've been lucky to have things come to me that creatively fulfill me, and those are usually the independent films just because you have a little bit more freedom.

I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'

My mother's life had been destroyed by the Garland legend.

All religions teach the same basic thing, that you have to stand up for those that are considered the worst.

I don't know anyone who is not using drugs for the reason that they're illegal.

The people you like when you meet them and while you know them, and the people you remember fondly, are invariably people who have a sense of comedy, not just a sense of humor.