Each of us is born into our own mysteries but the mystery of another might just take us in and embrace us. And then what a sense of homecoming, of belonging!

The telling of a story, like virtually everything in this life, was always made all the easier by a cup of tea.

Be content with who you are and where you are, and do whatever you can do to bring to others such contentment, and joy, and understanding that you have managed to find yourself.

There is room in history for all of us.

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

I see no point in being despondent. We might as well enjoy ourselves during our brief tenure of this life.

How many of us are happy to be exactly where we are at any moment?...only the completely happy think that they are in the correct place.

Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow.

We think the world is ours forever, but we are little more than squatters.

There are old mycologists and there are bold mycologists, but there are no old, bold mycologists.

A life without stories would be no life at all. And stories bound us, did they not, one to another, the living to the dead, people to animals, people to the land?

Most people are completely unaware of their breath. They violate your space, they have no idea that they have halitosis.

Congo is one of the least-developed countries in the world, and has millions of acres of virtually untouched forest.

It's not set in stone. I like to keep it rolling and changing, and so I am like, "Great, I get to remake my song."

Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions.

The thinker requires exactly the same light as the painter, clear, without direct sunshine, or blinding reflection, and, where possible, from above.

A lot of ideas don't translate very well into art. To say, "Oh my god, the grass is green ..." You're going to end up with a big green painting.

Love is a bridge that links us heart to heart Mother and child can never live apart.

I think theres a little bit of sizzling here. Honestly, I can feel it. The ions are flying back and forth.

I couldn't care less about walking down the red carpet in a pair of heels and a posh frock. I'd rather be in my pyjamas at home.

Intellectual capital is the main determining factor and the base for economic and social development to any country.