I've always believed that who a reporter votes for, what religion they are, who they love, should not be something they have to discuss publicly.

Don't fall in love with a bonobo, because it's gonna die.

Our skin is very thin. It doesn't take much for us to jump off a ledge or to kill one another. It can happen very, very quickly.

That's the thing about suicide. Try as you might to remember how a person lived his life, you always end up thinking about how he ended it.

I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.

Congo is one of the least-developed countries in the world, and has millions of acres of virtually untouched forest.

I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired, and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly defined. It was comforting to me when I figured out that you don't have to know what you want to do with your life; you just have to take a few steps in one direction, and other opportunities will open up.