A true diamond never over shadows... it's the brilliance of the subtle shine that's the most attractive.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

Academic pedigree alone is no guarantor of useful knowledge and wisdom.

PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.

It's our choices, more than anything, that show who we really are.

Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.

I am the least jealous person I have ever met.

It's my dream and I see no point in speaking about other teams when I have these dreams. I think other people know that about me; I'm just hungry to win with Arsenal and that's it.

Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To digg the dust encloased heare! Blest be the man that spares thes stones, And curst be he that moves my bones.