"I got a little house in East L.A. and did the gardening. I was doing some acting here and there, doing my own thing... getting back to reality."

"When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now."

"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time."

"During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development."

"I think jogging is bad for your health. All that pressure on the knees and back cannot be good for you."

"Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems."