"Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant."

“Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes.”

Source : Cherry Adair (2007). “Kiss and Tell”, p.196, Ballantine Books

“Fasting detaches you from this world. Prayer reattaches you to the next world.”

“Let me tell you, people go on and on about what a great idea electricity was, but I'm going to put toilet paper right next to the wheel and say those are the best ideas anyone's ever had. Scoff at it if you will, but try living for two millennia without it and then we'll talk.”

“My life has been a gift up to this point, and I've been blessed beyond my wildest imagination. And wherever this ride takes me is where I'm going.”

“We will have taken one giant step forward when we face this reality: Powerful people never teach powerless people how to take their power away from them.”

Source : John Henrik Clarke (1991). “Africans at the crossroads: notes for an African world revolution”, Africa World Pr

“Lots of people look for happiness through sensations, whether it's through sex, the taste of food, the sound of music, the sensations of movies and plays, creating a certain environment in their home, and so on. Looking for happiness through sensations keeps you constantly searching for the next "fix" and for more varied sensations. Sensations become addictions, and nothing is ever enough.”

“No matter what as an artist that's always what you want to do, you want to connect to the audience, you want to be able to send whatever message it is that you're singing about, you want to be able to convey that - and not make them feel - you want them to feel it, you want them to feel what you feel.”

“I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.”