“There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about Afri...” — Paul Theroux Quote

“There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can't think of one at the moment.”

“Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination: hospitable, good-humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals.”

“The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals the Nile. We have the greatest cities in the world - among the greatest cities in the world.”

“I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the skills of a Sammy Davis, Jr., bringing together the street dance of African American urban culture, joining them to the politics of dance, of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly on that sphere alone.”

“My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive.”

“The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it's the only black African country which went back to its roots and built upon its own indigenous institutions.”