A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.

Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.

There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can't think of one at the moment.

The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.

I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.

You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back.

You can't save the rhinos and you can't preserve a culture. I'm very pessimistic. Once it's gone, it's over.

All travel is circular. I had been jerked through Asia, making a parabola on one of the planet's hemispheres. After all, the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.

Travel is an attitude, a state of mind. It is not residence, it is motion.

Railways are irresistible bazaars, snaking along perfectly level no matter what the landscape, improving your mood with speed, and never upsetting your drink.

Tibet has a very proud people but it's culturally gone and overrun ever since the Chinese took over. It's like saving the rhino. When a species is endangered, it's gone.

The dog is a gentleman

Study the past if you would define the future.

The only thing missing from your life is what you're failing to bring to it.

So to get back to being intimidated, yes, you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Naomi Campbell, who is the best runway model in the world.

That's the problem with the truth," Darcy said. "Liars and honest men both claim to have it.

It's impossible to measure the type of mental strength and determination that's required to be an elite wrestler.

The deal looks bad and smells worse.

I got into New College, Oxford. The ethos was that you could work - or not.

Mom used to say I didn't run away from home my destiny just caught up with me at an early age.

If you feel alone and you've got nowhere to run to, always remember that your family is always there for you. It's their duty.