Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve.

At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away.

Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.

Its not always you get to hit the iron when it is hot. I believe in hitting it so hard, that it gets hot.

Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them.

This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.

The danger, though - and there have been signs of this recently - is that Europe begins to demonstrate a return to more nationalist sentiment. To my mind, that would be a great mistake.

When people can see which direction the leaders are going in it becomes easier to motivate them.

I am very confident that we will be able to convince all the stakeholders - the shareholders, the governments and the employees, that this is in their best interests.

It is a high for me. It is my biggest and most satisfying deal.

I am sure all politicians will be convinced of the merits of this deal.

With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy.

If an author was a god, then he was a very poor second-rate one, scrabbling around in the foothills of Olympus.

There are those who go to the theatre as they would go to a brothel.

People are simply incapable of prolonged, sustained goodness.

Unexplained, obscure matters are regarded as more important than explained, clear ones.

When the gods were more manlike, Men were more godlike.

A comprehended God is no God at all!

A lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but one of my least favorite kinds of music, or the kind of music that I feel I've so got out of my system, is musicals music.

Shame is no comrade for the poor, I weet.

No matter what others say or do, even if the wicked succeed, do not be troubled: commit everything to God and put your trust in him.