There's still nearly the same amount of slavery, if not more, in the world today, as there was at the height of the slave trade.

I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.

Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.

I'm a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.

Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.

Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.

I keep myself amused and others confused

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.

those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.

I wonder if there are soft-spoken voices who deliver assignments to all of us in various times ... It is nice to think I have company-that others dance to the muted music I hear.

You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition.

I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in baseball.

If you are to be kept right, you must possess either good friends or red-hot enemies. The one will warn you, the other will expose you.

Life is a big ol' canvas. And you have every combination of colors to paint with.

I met Jonah Lomu. I never knew how huge he was. I felt like a peasant in a Godzilla movie. 'Quickly! Tell the other villagers! We go now!'

Sometimes the biggest disasters aren't noticed at all – no one's around to write horror stories.

My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.

My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.