When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done.

Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.

Sarah Palin embarrasses herself almost immediately upon opening her mouth to speak or upon moving her fingers to send messages to her dull flock.

Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with lead.

Chris Christie is New Jersey's concern, not America's.

What stands out to me in America was all the police vs. citizens turmoil. It's decades of bad policing, bad schooling, racism, bigotry and other factors finally spilling into mainstream culture. I would like to see America evolve on how the laws are enforced on the streets.

For me, Memphis has always been a city that holds a great deal of meaning and also leads me to a lot of thinking. Besides Sun Studio, which helped put rock n' roll on the map all over the world, the legendary Stax Studio also called Memphis home.