Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

If you really want to do something, no one can stop you. But if you really don’t want to do something, no one can help you

Don't ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.

Sometimes a catastrophe is simply a course correction.

If everything in the past has value, then there’s no reason for regret, ever.

I'm a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which.

Your ability to shape your destiny is directly proportional to your belief that it is a matter of will and determination--however much or little that belief may be.

If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.

Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

Not many people can lay claim to having broken Time, and we did it purely by accident.

It is not those events outside of our control which we should allow to define us. Instead, the definition of who we choose to be is dictated by how we deal with these outside events within ourselves.

The smile upon my lips, 
It will surely never die 
As I'm waiting here for you 
until you're by my side.

When you meet new people and you notice they gossip about people behind their backs just imagine what they say about you behind yours.

That's so difficult, to try to deal with every hater. I don't expect people to like my music whatsoever. How I deal with it is, I don't give them fuel.

It has always been incomprehensible for me: people are ashamed of the poverty but aren't ashamed of the wealth.

Artists like to talk about what they do with people who've read their books, or seen their films.

As soon as I get bored, I start missing the kids, so I dont let myself get bored. I just go surfing.

There never was a story that was happy through and through.

Information is the currency of democracy. It's denial must always be suspect.

I learnt a lot about coaching from observing other coaches. I would recommend that they attend coaching courses and coach development opportunities wherever possible