The best part about being a bachelor is that you’ll never get divorced.

One of the things that we were trying to do with this show was the complexities of relationships and love. There is both passion and longing and a bittersweet quality to it that is a part of life.

In a world that tries to reduce you to just one thing, remember you are a multifaceted individual capable of so much.

Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design.

The whole problem with the world is the fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts.

Only one man ever understood me, and he didn’t understand me.

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

There comes a point, I think, as you get a little older, you feel that nothing represents you. You can see the value of many positions, even positions that are in savage conflict with one another. You can locate components on both sides that resonate within you.

Don’t let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.

Wherever good fortune enters, envy lays siege to the place and attacks it; and when it departs, sorrow and repentance remain behind.

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

When I first started in Formula 1, I tried to ignore the fact I was the first Black guy ever to race in the sport. But, as I’ve got older, I’ve really started to appreciate the implications.

As artists, we are eternally heartbroken.

We need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult.

People will always talk, so lets give them something to talk about.

Cause it’s a hard life, with love in the world. And I’m a hard girl, loving me is like chewing on pearls.