It is a much more straightforward thing to be a dog, and a dog's love, once given, is not reconsidered.
Those who seek the truth run the risk of finding it.
You spend the first part of your life collecting things. . . and the second half getting rid of them.
Every person is born with a talent, and happiness depends on discovering that talent in time.
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
Reading is like looking through several windows which open to an infinite landscape. . . . For me life without reading would be like being in prison, it would be as if my spirit were in a straightjacket; life would be a very dark and narrow place.
Write what should not be forgotten.
I couldn't help but feel very different from everybody, so I think that's why I found such a big world in music, and that's why I kind of - I was an introvert as a kid, but I loved the piano, and that's where I felt at home.
When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that I was black. Most recently I was African-American. It seems we're on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost in search of freedom.
Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.
Man's inhumanity toward man is astounding, and I'm just talking about the lineup at certain comedy clubs.