"'Oiaue tamasi'i ko koe, ha'u 'o 'alu mo au! Ha va'inga fakava teu va'inga mo koe. Matalai'akau ni'ihi lanu tokolahi 'i mataatahi, Ma'u vala koula tokolahi 'e he'eku fa'e."

Ko hai 'oku heka tomui 'i he po mo e havili? Ko ia ko e tamai mo hono foha Ne ma'u fakamalu ia 'i hono nima Ne puke ia ke ma'u 'o ne puke ia ke mamafana.

"'E si'eku foha, ko e ha 'oku ke fufu'i ho mata mo e ilifia?" "Tamai, vakai ka ke sio ai 'a e Tu'i 'Elefa? Ko e Tu'i 'Elefa tui pale mo e kofu tu'a? 'E si'eku foha, he 'oku ha kakapu ia."

"'E hoku tamai, 'e hoku tamai, pea 'ikai fanongo koe Ko e tala'ofa ha 'oku tala angamalu 'e he Tu'i 'Elefa kiate au?" "Na'a, longolongo, 'e hoku tamasi'i He 'oku kokola 'e he lau 'akau mo e havili."

'E tamasi'i lelei, te ke si 'alu mo au? Pau ke ke tali ki hoku ta'ahine Taki he'eku ta'ahine ha hulohula fakapo'uli 'O tetetete'i pea hulohula 'o hiva ha fasi ke ke mohe."

Si hoku tamai, si hoku tamai 'o 'ikai sio koe 'i ai Ko e 'ofefine 'o e Tu'i 'Elefa 'i ha feitu'u po'ulietonga Si'eku foha, si'eku foha he sio lelei 'e au Uloulo ai 'a e 'akauuilou fu'u hina."

"'Ofa au 'ia koe he 'oku faka'ofa au 'i ho'o 'afio hoifua Pea kapau 'ikai te ke loto ai, pea teu fakafeao'i au koe!" "Si hoku tamai, si hoku tamai, 'oku ne to'o au! 'Ikai faikovi 'a e Tu'i 'Elefa kia au!"

Ilifia 'a e tamai pea ne heka vave pe Ne puke 'i hono nima 'a e tamasi'i kuo tangi Ne a'u ki he ngoue mo e ngaue lahi pea mo e ongosia 'I hono nima na'e mate 'a e tamasi'i.

A successful work of art is not one which resolves contradictions in a spurious harmony but one which expresses the idea of harmony negatively by embodying the contradictions pure and uncompromised in its innermost structure.

It has become cheaper to look for oil on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange than in the ground.

With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying.

I always say that I would go poor eating my way through New York because I like to try everything.

The notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.

There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book.

You move an organization when they understand where you want them to go.

You don't have to be African American to really enjoy 'Frisky Business'. But as far as being black, a lot of people in New York have been stopped and frisked, so that hits home for them.

I think I am less of a prankster and more of a jokester.

Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.

The great American food writer M. F. K. Fisher once wrote an essay called 'The Anatomy of a Recipe.' To have a good anatomy, in her view, a recipe should have a sense of logical progression. She despaired of recipes with 'anatomical faults,' where the reader is told to make a cake batter and only then to grease the loaf pans.

Learn to see the big picture. Often times we get tunnel vision and lose sight of the big picture and what we're really trying to accomplish.

I've been doing television with TBS for quite some time, and it's been a great journey.

Newspapers are the second hand of history.

I'd do almost anything for love, within safe boundaries. I've flown to places to surprise people, even if it was just for a day. I think it's so important to keep the romance alive and make sure the fun and spontaneity are there.

I cannot live without flowers everywhere. I grew up having a big garden, the size of a city block, in Rombas.

I wear my pajamas. That's the thing I love most about writing. I don't get changed until I actually have to go out of the house. I'll write and take a late lunch or go to a coffee shop when I get where I can't stand the four walls anymore.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years.

I've always been full-figured in a not-boyish way.

I play so many weirdos in movies that it's nice to play an attractive woman.

My sense of divine brings with it a strange sound of music with its glories, a marvellous melody sounding like a multitude of flutes.

I've learned the hard way at the national level that any erroneous statement will very quickly be magnified. So, as someone who talks for a living, I've learned to check, double-check and triple-check my sources.

I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working.