Originally, 'Popular' was going to be a movie.
But it doesn't stop at school. We can all enjoy books throughout our lives - as I certainly continue to do.
We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence
The fact is, we're looking for a very small number of very evil needles in a very large haystack, which is the city of London.
One of my passions is that children enjoy their time at school - and reading for pleasure can be an important part of that.
Few nations match our rich resource of literature.
Yes is the answer to that question. I've enjoyed being in government. . . if it would be useful for me to serve I would like to do that. [saying he would like to work for Gordon Brown despite his previous opinions of him!]
Never let a short term desire get in the way of a long term goal.
Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge.
I do no think human beings ever came through such a month as we have…We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past.
Having my foundation be from two positive black role models in my life, my mom and my dad, two strong-minded intelligent individuals who clearly have made a great deal of great decisions in their lives and put me in a position, via educational institutions, to be around other intelligent people and to have a strong moral foundation, from which I try to never stray far. It all spurred me to carve out my own little niche as a human being.