I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women!

Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries.

I think women want to take care of themselves and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

Many differences are rooted in biology and reinforced through culture so it's important to acknowledge that. Because if you say men and women are the same and if male behaviour is the norm and women are always expected to act like men we will never be as good at being men as men are.

You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.

The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom.

I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made and I made it my business to speak up on behalf of the things God tells us are important to Him.

But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books they can often learn about their own books.